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Mauriciosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Mauricio's lizard, named after Mauricio Fernández”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Mauriciosaurus was a short-necked plesiosaur that swam in the warm seas of Mexico 90 million years ago. It had a streamlined body and four flippers, and its fossil is so well preserved that scientists could see its skin and muscles!14

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 94 okutuuka ku 90 emabega4
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Vallecillo, Nuevo León, Mexico1
Obuwanvu
1.9 m (6.2 ft)2
Obuzito
79 kg (174 lb)3
Sipiidi esinga
nga 22 km/h (14 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Mauriciosaurus obuwanvu nga 1.9 m (6.2 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)

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obuzito ng'obw'embwa 4
obuwanvu nga kkapa 4 ab'awaka, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 11 nga gaddiriŋŋanaobuzito ng'obwa wotamerooni 16obuzito ng'obw'abaana 4 ab'omu nnasaleobuzito ng'obw'abaana b'essomero 2.5yandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 8.2

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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Mauriciosaurus is the first complete polycotylid plesiosaur ever found in Mexico.1

2

Its fossil preserves soft tissues like skin, muscles, and even scale-like structures, which is extremely rare for plesiosaurs.1

3

The body shape from the preserved soft tissues suggests it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles.1

4

It lived during the Early Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago.4

5

The fossil was discovered in 2011 by workmen in a limestone quarry near Vallecillo, Mexico.1

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Mauriciosaurus had a flipper span of 1.15 meters (3.8 feet), making it a relatively small plesiosaur.2

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Mauriciosaurus

?How big was Mauriciosaurus?

About 1.9 to 2.1 metres long, with a flipper span of 1.15 metres. It was a relatively small plesiosaur.31

?What did Mauriciosaurus eat?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a polycotylid plesiosaur it likely ate fish and other small marine animals.3

?Could Mauriciosaurus swim fast?

Yes. Its body shape and soft tissues suggest it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles, making it a fast swimmer.31

?Is Mauriciosaurus a dinosaur?

No. Mauriciosaurus is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Mauriciosaurus
Yatuumibwa
Frey et al. 20174
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Polycotylidae4
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 94 okutuuka ku 90 (Turonian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Agua Nueva4
Ensi
Mekisiko4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
Mauriciosaurus was named in 2017 by Frey and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in 2011 by quarry workers in Vallecillo, Mexico. The species name fernandezi honors Mauricio Fernández, a Mexican paleontology enthusiast.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating exactly how Mauriciosaurus used its flippers to swim, and whether its skin patterns were for camouflage or display.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. 6901-(5)Frey (boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx)
  2. A new polycotylid plesiosaur with extensive soft tissue preservation from the early Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico (redalyc.org)
  3. Mauriciosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Mauriciosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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