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Corosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Corosaurus means 'Alcova lizard' after the Alcova Limestone where it was found”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaEbyewalula eby'omu nnyanjaEntandikwa ya Tiriyasi okutuuka ku Amakkati ga TiriyasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Corosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas of Wyoming during the Early Triassic, about 247 million years ago. It looked a bit like a long-bodied lizard with flippers and was a fierce hunter of small sea creatures.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 249 okutuuka ku 247 emabega3
Entandikwa ya Tiriyasi okutuuka ku Amakkati ga Tiriyasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Wyoming, USA, specifically Jackson Canyon in Natrona County1
Obuwanvu
1.65 okutuuka ku 4 m (5.4 okutuuka ku 13 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 24 km/h (15 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Corosaurus is a close relative of plesiosaurs, the long-necked marine reptiles that lived later in the dinosaur age.2

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The first Corosaurus fossil was found in the Alcova Limestone Formation in Wyoming and named by paleontologist Ermine Cowles Case in 1936.1

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Corosaurus lived during the Early Triassic, just a few million years after the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history.1

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Scientists think Corosaurus was a planktonic suspension feeder, meaning it may have filtered tiny floating organisms from the water.3

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The largest Corosaurus individuals could grow over 4 meters (13 feet) long, about as long as a small car.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Corosaurus

?How big was Corosaurus?

Corosaurus ranged from about 1.65 meters (5.4 feet) for the holotype to over 4 meters (13 feet) for larger individuals, about as long as a small car.1

?When did Corosaurus live?

Corosaurus lived during the Early Triassic, about 247.4 to 245 million years ago, in what is now Wyoming, United States.1

?Is Corosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Corosaurus is a marine reptile called a pistosauroid, not a dinosaur. It is a close relative of plesiosaurs, which lived later.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Corosaurus
Yatuumibwa
Case 19363
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula eby'omu nnyanja
Ekika / ekibinja
Eosauropterygia3
Engabanya
Sauropterygia3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 249 okutuuka ku 247 ()3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Crow Mountain3
Ensi
Amerika3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
4 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Corosaurus was first named by Ermine Cowles Case in 1936 based on a partial skeleton found in the Alcova Limestone of Wyoming. The species name alcovensis comes from the rock formation where it was discovered.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating exactly how Corosaurus is related to other marine reptiles like plesiosaurs and whether it was a filter feeder or a predator of larger prey.32

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Corosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Corosaurus alcovensis Case and the phylogenetic interrelationships of Triassic stem-group Sauropterygia | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (academic.oup.com)
  3. Corosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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