Microdontosaurus
Microdontosaurus was a small-toothed reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Jurassic. It swam in warm oceans and hunted for food with its tiny teeth.31
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Microdontosaurus lived about 174 to 161 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3
Its name means 'tiny-toothed lizard', because its teeth were very small.1
Scientists think it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.3
The fossils were found in rocks that were once part of a shallow sea.3
Microdontosaurus is known from only a few bones, so scientists are still unsure about many details of its life.1

Најчесто поставувани прашања за Microdontosaurus
?Was Microdontosaurus a dinosaur?
No, Microdontosaurus was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.13
?What does Microdontosaurus mean?
Microdontosaurus means 'tiny-toothed lizard' because its teeth were very small.12
?How big was Microdontosaurus?
Scientists are not sure, but it was a marine reptile, though the fossils are very incomplete.3
?When did Microdontosaurus live?
Microdontosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 174 to 161 million years ago.13
?Where was Microdontosaurus found?
Its fossils were discovered in the Dapuka Formation of Tibet, China.12
?Is Microdontosaurus a real dinosaur?
It is a real animal, but its name is not officially accepted by scientists because it was never properly described.13
?Could Microdontosaurus swim?
Yes, it was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean.3
Рушител на митови
Мит: Some people think Microdontosaurus was a dinosaur because its name ends in 'saurus'.
Вистина: It was actually a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.3
За експерти за диносауруси
- Научно име
- Microdontosaurus
- Именуван од
- Zhao 19833
- Група
- Ихтиосауруси
- Фамилија / клада
- Sauropoda3
- Класификација
- Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Старост на карпите
- од 175 до 162 милиони години (Aalenian / Callovian)3
- Земји
- Кина3
- Пронајдени фосили
- 1 во The Paleobiology Database3
- Откритие
- Microdontosaurus was named by Zhao in 1983, based on fossils from China. The type species is called M. dayensis.3
- Сè уште се дебатира
- Scientists debate whether Microdontosaurus is a valid genus, because the fossils are incomplete and may belong to another animal.1
Од каде доаѓаат фактите
- List of informally named dinosaurs (en.wikipedia.org)
- MICRODONTOSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
- Microdontosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): возраст, места, карпести формации, класификација.
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