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Paraplacodus

Erinnya litegeeza: “near Placodus”1
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Paraplacodus was a small marine reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 237 million years ago. It looked a bit like a scaly newt and used its special teeth to crunch shellfish on the seabed.23

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 247 okutuuka ku 237 emabega3
Amakkati ga Tiriyasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Northern Italy and Switzerland, including Monte San Giorgio21
Obuwanvu
1.5 m (4.9 ft)2
Sipiidi esinga
nga 10 km/h (6 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Paraplacodus obuwanvu nga 1.5 m (4.9 ft)Kkapa ow'awaka nga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3.3 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
obuwanvu nga kkapa 3 ab'awaka, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 8 nga gaddiriŋŋanayandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 18

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Paraplacodus had three pairs of protruding teeth in the top jaw and two rows in the front, perfect for grabbing shellfish.2

2

Its thick ribs formed a box-like ribcage with an almost square cross-section, helping it stay near the seabed while hunting.2

3

It belonged to a group called placodonts, and most were either unarmored like a newt or heavily armored like a turtle. Paraplacodus was unarmored.2

4

Recent research suggests Paraplacodus did not only eat hard-shelled animals, but also small, raspberry-shaped macroalgae.2

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The name Paraplacodus means 'near Placodus', because it looked similar to another placodont called Placodus.2

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Paraplacodus

?How big was Paraplacodus?

It was a small reptile, measuring about 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) in total body length.2

?What did Paraplacodus eat?

It mostly ate shellfish, using its front teeth to pick them up and back teeth to crush their shells. Recent research also suggests it ate small, raspberry-shaped macroalgae.2

?Was Paraplacodus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a placodont sauropterygian, not a dinosaur.2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Paraplacodus
Yatuumibwa
Peyer 19313
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula eby'omu nnyanja
Ekika / ekibinja
Paraplacodontidae3
Engabanya
Placodontia > Sauropterygia3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 247 okutuuka ku 237 ()3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Braies, Besano3
Ensi
Yitale, Swizirandi3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
2 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Paraplacodus was named in 1931 by Bernhard Peyer, based on fossils found in Northern Italy and Switzerland.21
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists still debate whether Paraplacodus ate only shellfish or also plants like algae.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Untitled Document (paleofile.com)
  2. Paraplacodus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Paraplacodus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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