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Psephoderma

Erinnya litegeeza: “pebbly skin”1
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Psephoderma was a marine reptile that lived in the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago. It had a flat skull and a shell made of two parts, like a turtle, and used its long snout to dig up shellfish from the seafloor.1

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emyaka obukadde 243 okutuuka ku 201 emabega4
Amakkati ga Tiriyasi okutuuka ku Enkomerero ya Tiriyasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Italy, Austria, Israel, and England21
Obuwanvu
1.8 m (5.9 ft)13
Sipiidi esinga
nga 11 km/h (7 mph)
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Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Psephoderma obuwanvu nga 1.8 m (5.9 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 10 nga gaddiriŋŋanayandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 16

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Psephoderma had a long tail, up to about 80 cm (31 inches), covered in bony scutes.1

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Its shell was split into two pieces: one over the ribs and another over the pelvis.1

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The largest known Psephoderma fossil is 180 cm (5.9 feet) long.3

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Its skull had a narrow, straight snout with grooves that led to the nostrils.1

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Psephoderma had no teeth at the front of its mouth, only four large crushing teeth on each side of the palate.1

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It lived in shallow, oxygen-rich waters near tidal channels, where it fed on shellfish like Modiolus and Isognomon.3

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Psephoderma

?Was Psephoderma a dinosaur?

No, Psephoderma was not a dinosaur. It was a marine reptile called a placodont, which is a type of sauropterygian.1

?How big was Psephoderma?

Psephoderma grew up to 180 centimetres (5.9 feet) long, which is about as long as a bathtub.1

?What did Psephoderma eat?

Psephoderma ate shellfish like Modiolus and Isognomon. It used its long snout to dig them up and crushed them with its large, flat teeth.3

?Could Psephoderma swim?

Yes, Psephoderma could swim. Its shell was streamlined for swimming, and it used its paddle-like limbs to move through the water.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Psephoderma
Yatuumibwa
von Meyer 18584
Ekibinja
Ebyewalula eby'omu nnyanja
Ekika / ekibinja
Placochelyida4
Engabanya
Placodontia > Sauropterygia4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 243 okutuuka ku 201 ()4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Calcare di Zu, Kössener Schichten, Zorzino Limestone4
Ensi
Yitale, Awusitiriya, Isirayeri, Bungereza4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
10 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Era emanyiddwa nga
Placochelyanus (amannya ag'edda kati gabalibwa ng'ekisolo kye kimu)4
Okuzuulibwa
Psephoderma was named by German paleontologist Hermann von Meyer in 1858. Fossils have been found in the Alps and England.12
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure if Psephoderma used its shell mainly for defense or for swimming, but some think it was shaped to help it glide through water.3

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Psephoderma (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY AND MODE OF LIFE OF THE LATE TRIASSIC PLACODONT PSEPHODERMA ALPINUM MEYER FROM THE CALCARE DI ZORZINO (LOMBARDY, N ITALY) | RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA (riviste.unimi.it)
  4. Psephoderma in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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