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Gondwananectes

Erinnya litegeeza: “Gondwana swimmer”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluAmakkati ga JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Gondwananectes was a medium-sized plesiosaur that swam in the warm seas of the Jurassic period. It had a long neck, a short tail, and four flippers that helped it glide through the water like a sea turtle. This marine reptile lived about 170 million years ago in what is now Chile.13

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 171 okutuuka ku 168 emabega3
Amakkati ga Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Ojo Opache locality, Quehuita Formation, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile13
Obuwanvu
1.5 okutuuka ku 2 m (4.9 okutuuka ku 6.6 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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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Gondwananectes obuwanvu nga 2 m (6.6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3.3 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)
obuwanvu nga kkapa 4 ab'awaka, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 11 nga gaddiriŋŋanayandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 7.8

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1

Gondwananectes is one of the oldest plesiosaurs ever found in the southern supercontinent Gondwana, which is why it got its name.1

2

The only known fossil of Gondwananectes was discovered in 2014 by Osvaldo Rojas, a museum director, and his team.1

3

Scientists originally thought some of its bones were part of the hips, but later preparation showed they were actually from the shoulder area.1

4

Gondwananectes had heart-shaped neck vertebrae, which is a unique feature not seen in other plesiosaurs.2

5

The fossil of Gondwananectes was found scattered in pieces, but scientists were able to put it back together to study it.1

6

Gondwananectes lived during the Bajocian age of the Middle Jurassic, about 170 to 168 million years ago.3

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Gondwananectes

?How big was Gondwananectes?

It was about 1.5 to 2 metres (4.9 to 6.6 feet) long, which is roughly the size of a small dolphin.1

?What did Gondwananectes eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat, probably fish and other small sea creatures.3

?Is Gondwananectes a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the ocean.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Gondwananectes
Yatuumibwa
Otero et al. 20263
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Plesiosauroidea3
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 171 okutuuka ku 168 (Bajocian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Quehuita3
Ensi
Cile3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Gondwananectes was named in 2026 by Rodrigo Otero and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2014 by Osvaldo Rojas near Calama, Chile, and is now kept at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History of the Atacama Desert.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still unsure about the exact size of Gondwananectes because only a partial skeleton has been found. The total length is estimated between 1.5 and 2 metres.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Gondwananectes (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Gondwananectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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