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Stenopterygius

Erinnya litegeeza: “narrow fin”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaIkisiyosawuluEntandikwa ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Amakkati ga JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Stenopterygius was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Jurassic seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was actually an ichthyosaur, not a dinosaur. It had a long beak full of teeth and chased after fish and squid.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 184 okutuuka ku 171 emabega3
Entandikwa ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Amakkati ga Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Germany, England, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland13
Obuwanvu
2 okutuuka ku 4 m (6.6 okutuuka ku 13 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 48 km/h (30 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Stenopterygius obuwanvu nga 4 m (13 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)
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1

Stenopterygius had a small skull and narrow flippers compared to its relative Ichthyosaurus.1

2

One well-preserved fossil shows traces of skin, revealing that Stenopterygius was countershaded: darker on the back and lighter on the belly.1

3

Fossils of Stenopterygius often contain the remains of its last meal in the stomach area.1

4

The tail ended in a large, semicircular, leathery vertical fin, and it also had a triangular dorsal fin on its back.1

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Stenopterygius lived during the Early and Middle Jurassic, about 183 to 173 million years ago.1

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The type specimen of Stenopterygius quadriscissus is a complete skeleton that even preserved a very large embryo inside.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Stenopterygius

?How big was Stenopterygius?

Stenopterygius was a medium sized ichthyosaur, with most species reaching about 3.5 metres long, while the largest, S. uniter, could exceed 4 metres.1

?What did Stenopterygius eat?

Stenopterygius hunted fish, cephalopods, and other animals in the open sea. Fossils often contain the remains of its last meal in the stomach area.1

?Was Stenopterygius a dinosaur?

No, Stenopterygius was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was actually a different group of reptiles.1

?Did Stenopterygius give birth to live young?

Yes, Stenopterygius gave birth to live young, and one famous fossil shows a mother that died in childbirth. It preferred tail-first births, like modern dolphins and whales.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Stenopterygius
Yatuumibwa
Jaekel 19043
Ekibinja
Ikisiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Thunnosauria3
Engabanya
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 184 okutuuka ku 171 (Toarcian / Aalenian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Posidonia Shale, Opalinuston, Beacon Limstone3
Ensi
Bugirimaani, Bungereza, Lukusembaagi, Bufalansa3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
47 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
The species was first named as Ichthyosaurus quadriscissus by Quenstedt in 1856. Otto Jaekel gave it its own genus, Stenopterygius, in 1904.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating exactly how many species of Stenopterygius existed, because the fossils are often incomplete.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Stenopterygius (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. First Diagnostic Marine Reptile Remains from the Aalenian (Middle Jurassic): A New Ichthyosaur from Southwestern Germany | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  3. Stenopterygius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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