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Simolestes

Erinnya litegeeza: “snub-nosed thief”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluAmakkati ga Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Simolestes was a pliosaur, a kind of short-necked plesiosaur that lived in the Jurassic seas. It had a short, high, and wide skull built to handle twisting forces when hunting. It probably ate squid-like animals and ammonites.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 169 okutuuka ku 143 emabega2
Amakkati ga Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
England (Oxford Clay Formation), France, and India (Bhuj Formation)12
Obuwanvu
4.6 m (15 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 28 km/h (17 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Simolestes obuwanvu nga 4.6 m (15 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)
obuwanvu ng'embwa 5, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 26 nga gaddiriŋŋanayandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 6.4

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1

Simolestes had salt-secreting glands, which helped it drink seawater and keep its salt balance.1

2

The type specimen of Simolestes vorax is an almost complete but crushed skeleton found in the Oxford Clay of England.1

3

Simolestes lived from the Middle to Late Jurassic, about 171 to 145 million years ago.1

4

Scientists think Simolestes might have hunted in deeper waters or at night, because its prey (cephalopods) move up at night to feed.1

5

The species Simolestes keileni from France was moved to a new genus called Lorrainosaurus in 2023.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Simolestes

?How big was Simolestes?

The largest Simolestes vorax specimens reached about 4.6 metres (15 feet) long, based on a head to body ratio similar to Liopleurodon.1

?What did Simolestes eat?

Simolestes probably ate squid-like animals, belemnites, and ammonites. Its exact feeding habits are unclear, but it likely hunted in deeper waters or at night.1

?Was Simolestes a dinosaur?

No, Simolestes was a pliosaur, a type of short-necked plesiosaur, which is a marine reptile, not a dinosaur.1

?When did Simolestes live?

Simolestes lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic, about 171 to 145 million years ago.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Simolestes
Yatuumibwa
Andrews 19092
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Pliosauridae2
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Pliosauridae > Sauropterygia2
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 169 okutuuka ku 143 (Bajocian / Tithonian)2
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Umia, Oxford Clay, Marnes de Gravelotte (=La Gravclotte Marls)2
Ensi
Buyindi, Bungereza, Bufalansa2
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
5 mu The Paleobiology Database2
Okuzuulibwa
Simolestes was named by C. W. Andrews in 1909 based on a skeleton from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough, England.12
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are unsure about the exact feeding habits of Simolestes, though the current consensus is that it ate cephalopods.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Simolestes (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Simolestes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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