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Microdontosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “tiny-toothed lizard”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaIkisiyosawuluAmakkati ga JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Microdontosaurus was a small-toothed reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Jurassic. It swam in warm oceans and hunted for food with its tiny teeth.31

Ekyewuunyisa: ekyewalula kino eky'omu nnyanja kyawuganga nga dayinoso zitambula ku lukalu. Buli muntu abiyita dayinoso, naye byali ttabi ddala ery'ebyewalula.
Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 175 okutuuka ku 162 emabega3
Amakkati ga Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Fossils were found in the Dapuka Group of Xinjiang, China.1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 46 km/h (29 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

1

Microdontosaurus lived about 174 to 161 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3

2

Its name means 'tiny-toothed lizard', because its teeth were very small.1

3

Scientists think it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.3

4

The fossils were found in rocks that were once part of a shallow sea.3

5

Microdontosaurus is known from only a few bones, so scientists are still unsure about many details of its life.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Microdontosaurus

?Was Microdontosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Microdontosaurus was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.13

?What does Microdontosaurus mean?

Microdontosaurus means 'tiny-toothed lizard' because its teeth were very small.12

?How big was Microdontosaurus?

Scientists are not sure, but it was a marine reptile, though the fossils are very incomplete.3

?When did Microdontosaurus live?

Microdontosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 174 to 161 million years ago.13

?Where was Microdontosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Dapuka Formation of Tibet, China.12

?Is Microdontosaurus a real dinosaur?

It is a real animal, but its name is not officially accepted by scientists because it was never properly described.13

?Could Microdontosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean.3

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Microdontosaurus was a dinosaur because its name ends in 'saurus'.

Amazima: It was actually a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Microdontosaurus
Yatuumibwa
Zhao 19833
Ekibinja
Ikisiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Sauropoda3
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 175 okutuuka ku 162 (Aalenian / Callovian)3
Ensi
Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Microdontosaurus was named by Zhao in 1983, based on fossils from China. The type species is called M. dayensis.3
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists debate whether Microdontosaurus is a valid genus, because the fossils are incomplete and may belong to another animal.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. List of informally named dinosaurs (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. MICRODONTOSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  3. Microdontosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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