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Futabasaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Futaba lizard”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Futabasaurus was a long-necked marine reptile that swam in the seas around Japan about 85 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur but a plesiosaur, a type of ocean predator. Its fossils were found by a high school student!1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 84 emabega5
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan1
Obuwanvu
6.4 okutuuka ku 9.2 m (21 okutuuka ku 30 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 23 km/h (14 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Futabasaurus obuwanvu nga 9.2 m (30 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)
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1

Futabasaurus is the first elasmosaurid plesiosaur ever found in Japan.1

2

Its bones show bite marks from sharks, especially a type called Cretalamna, which scavenged or attacked it after death.1

3

The name Futabasaurus comes from the Futaba Group of rocks where it was discovered.1

4

The species name suzukii honors Tadashi Suzuki, the high school student who found the fossils.1

5

Futabasaurus lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 86 to 83 million years ago.2

6

It had a long neck like other elasmosaurids, and its front flippers were longer than its back ones.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Futabasaurus

?Was Futabasaurus a dinosaur?

No, Futabasaurus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Its legs grew outwards from the body, unlike dinosaurs whose legs are directly underneath.31

?How big was Futabasaurus?

Futabasaurus was over 6 metres long, possibly between 6.4 and 9.2 metres. That is about as long as a bus.14

?What did Futabasaurus eat?

Futabasaurus was a predator, but its exact diet is not known. It likely ate fish and other sea animals, as other plesiosaurs did.1

?When did Futabasaurus live?

Futabasaurus lived about 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period, in the Santonian stage.13

?Who discovered Futabasaurus?

Futabasaurus was discovered in 1968 by Tadashi Suzuki, who was a high school student at the time. He found the fossil in Fukushima, Japan.13

?Why is it called Futabasaurus?

It is named after the Futaba Group of rocks in Japan where it was found. The species name suzukii honors its discoverer, Tadashi Suzuki.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Futabasaurus is a dinosaur.

Amazima: Futabasaurus is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Futabasaurus
Yatuumibwa
Sato et al. 20065
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Elasmosauridae5
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia5
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 84 (Santonian)5
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Tamayama5
Ensi
Japaani5
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database5
Okuzuulibwa
The fossils were found by high school student Tadashi Suzuki in the Irimazawa Member of the Tamayama Formation in Fukushima, Japan. Scientists Tamaki Sato, Yoshikazu Hasegawa, and Makoto Manabe named it in 2006.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how long Futabasaurus was, with estimates ranging from 6.4 to 9.2 metres.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Futabasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. 50 Years Since the Discovery of Futabasaurus Suzukii in Iwaki (city.iwaki.lg.jp)
  4. A new elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Fukushima, Japan (researchgate.net)
  5. Futabasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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