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Phalarodon

Erinnya litegeeza: “boss tooth, from Greek words for a cheek-plate boss and tooth”1

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Phalarodon was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Triassic seas, not a dinosaur. It had a long body and a skull full of strong teeth for catching fish and squid.1

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Entandikwa ya Tiriyasi okutuuka ku Amakkati ga Tiriyasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Nevada, USA; Guizhou Province, China; Svalbard, Norway; British Columbia, Canada; Germany; Switzerland1 3

Obuwanvu

1 okutuuka ku 5 m (3.3 okutuuka ku 16 ft)1

Sipiidi esinga

nga 46 km/h (29 mph)

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Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Phalarodon nga 46 km/h (29 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Phalarodon's name means 'boss tooth' because its teeth look like the boss on a helmet cheek-plate.1

It lived during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 242 million years ago, when the supercontinent Pangaea was still together.1

Phalarodon could swim across the Tethys Ocean, as shown by fossils found in both Germany and China, which were on opposite sides of that ancient sea.1

Its skull had a high ridge on top called a sagittal crest, which helped anchor strong jaw muscles for a powerful bite.1

Some scientists think Phalarodon atavus had a skull up to 80 centimetres (2.6 feet) long, making it a large mixosaurid, but others say the fossils are too broken to be sure.1

Phalarodon shared its home with other marine reptiles like Cymbospondylus and Omphalosaurus in the Fossil Hill Member of Nevada.1

The teeth of Phalarodon were blunt and slightly flattened, perfect for crushing hard-shelled prey like ammonites.1

Ekifaananyi kya Phalarodon ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Phalarodon

?How big was Phalarodon?

Scientists are not sure. Some estimate Phalarodon atavus could reach about 4.5 to 5 metres (15 to 16 feet) long, but others think it was only about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long like a small mixosaurid.1

?Could Phalarodon swim well?

Yes. A well-preserved fossil shows Phalarodon atavus was an adept swimmer that could cross the Tethys Ocean, since its fossils are found in both Germany and China.1 2

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Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Phalarodon
Yatuumibwa: Merriam 19103
Ekibinja: Ikisiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja: Mixosauridae3
Engabanya: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 251 okutuuka ku 237 ()3
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Sulphur Mountain, Guanling, Jena3
Ensi: Kanada, Bugirimaani, Amerika, Cayina, Svalibaadi3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 14 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: Phalarodon was named by John Campbell Merriam in 1910, based on a skull and jaw fragments found in the West Humboldt Range of Nevada, USA.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists still debate whether Phalarodon was a small mixosaurid about 1 metre long or a larger one reaching up to 5 metres, because many fossils are just skull pieces.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Phalarodon (en.wikipedia.org)
The first specimen of the Middle Triassic Phalarodon atavus (Ichthyosauria: Mixosauridae) from South China, showing postcranial anatomy and peri-Tethyan distribution (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Phalarodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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