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Rhomaleosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “strong lizard”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluEntandikwa ya JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Rhomaleosaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the seas during the Early Jurassic period, about 183 to 175 million years ago. It was one of the biggest predators in the ocean at that time, with a huge head and a long neck, and it ate other sea creatures like ichthyosaurs and ammonites.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 201 okutuuka ku 175 emabega5
Entandikwa ya Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, United Kingdom1
Obuwanvu
7 m (23 ft)12
Sipiidi esinga
nga 26 km/h (16 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Rhomaleosaurus had a very long neck compared to other pliosaurs, but still had a gigantic head, making it a mix of features from both long-necked and short-necked plesiosaurs.2

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The first fossil of Rhomaleosaurus was found in 1848 in an alum quarry at Kettleness, near Whitby, England, and was kept at Mulgrave Castle for five years before being sent to Dublin.1

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The skull of the holotype specimen is 88 centimeters long, and the whole animal was about 7 meters (23 feet) long.2

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Rhomaleosaurus lived at the same time as the large ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus, and both were top predators in the same ocean.1

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Scientists think Rhomaleosaurus could pick up scents while underwater, helping it find prey.1

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The name Rhomaleosaurus was given by Harry Seeley in 1874, based on a fossil that was originally thought to be a species of Plesiosaurus.15

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?How big was Rhomaleosaurus?

About 7 metres (23 feet) long.13

?What did Rhomaleosaurus eat?

It ate ichthyosaurs, ammonites, other plesiosaurs, belemnites, and fish.14

?Was Rhomaleosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur.14

?When did Rhomaleosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 183 to 175 million years ago.1

?Where was Rhomaleosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, England, in the Whitby Mudstone Formation.14

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Rhomaleosaurus
Yatuumibwa
Seeley 18745
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Rhomaleosauridae5
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia5
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 201 okutuuka ku 175 (Hettangian / Toarcian)5
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Whitby Mudstone, Alum Shale, Blue Lias5
Ensi
Bungereza5
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
15 mu The Paleobiology Database5
Okuzuulibwa
The first Rhomaleosaurus fossil was discovered in 1848 in an alum quarry at Kettleness, near Whitby, England. It was named Plesiosaurus cramptoni by Alexander Carte and W. H. Bailey in 1863, and later Harry Seeley placed it in its own genus, Rhomaleosaurus, in 1874.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists still debate which species belong to Rhomaleosaurus. Some species once placed here, like Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus, are now thought to belong to other genera.1

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  1. Rhomaleosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. The skull of the giant predatory pliosaur Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni: implications for plesiosaur phylogenetics (plesiosauria.com)
  3. Rhomaleosaurus – Plesiosaur Directory (plesiosauria.com)
  4. An exceptional fossil plesiosaur - Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni | National Museum of Ireland (museum.ie)
  5. Rhomaleosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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