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Mauriciosaurus

Dzina limatanthauza: “Mauricio's lizard, named after Mauricio Fernández”1
Ankadya: NyamaMaplesiosauriKumapeto kwa KretaseKwenikweni si dainoso

Mauriciosaurus was a short-necked plesiosaur that swam in the warm seas of Mexico 90 million years ago. It had a streamlined body and four flippers, and its fossil is so well preserved that scientists could see its skin and muscles!14

Mfundo yosangalatsa: chokwawa cha m'nyanja ichi chinkasambira pamene madainoso ankayenda pamtunda. Aliyense amazitcha madino, koma zinali nthambi ina ya zokwawa.
Ankakhala
zaka 94 mpaka 90 miliyoni zapitazo4
Kumapeto kwa Kretase
Mafosili apezeka ku
Vallecillo, Nuevo León, Mexico1
Utali
1.9 m (6.2 ft)2
Kulemera
79 kg (174 lb)3
Liwiro lalikulu kwambiri
pafupifupi 22 km/h (14 mph)
Kusambira, kuyerekeza

Ankakhala liti?

Triasiki
Jurasiki
Kretase
Zaka 252 miliyoni zapitazo20114566, asteroidi

Anali wamkulu bwanji?

Anali wautali bwanji?

Mauriciosaurus utali wa pafupifupi 1.9 m (6.2 ft)Galu pafupifupi 1 m (3.3 ft)Njinga ya munthu wamkulu pafupifupi 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Galimoto pafupifupi 4.5 m (15 ft)

Ankalemera bwanji?

wolemera ngati agalu 4
wautali ngati amphaka a pakhomo 4 otsatizana mphuno ndi mchirawautali ngati nthochi 11 zotsatizanawolemera ngati mavwende 16wolemera ngati ana a sukulu ya mkaka 4wolemera ngati ana a sukulu 2.5akanatha kusambira utali wa dziwe lalikulu losambira (50 m) m'masekondi 8.2

Mauriciosaurus anali wamkulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWEYO?

Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chimene chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina kulikonse.

Anali ndi liwiro lotani?

zinthu zosangalatsa

Mfundo zosangalatsa

1

Mauriciosaurus is the first complete polycotylid plesiosaur ever found in Mexico.1

2

Its fossil preserves soft tissues like skin, muscles, and even scale-like structures, which is extremely rare for plesiosaurs.1

3

The body shape from the preserved soft tissues suggests it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles.1

4

It lived during the Early Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago.4

5

The fossil was discovered in 2011 by workmen in a limestone quarry near Vallecillo, Mexico.1

6

Mauriciosaurus had a flipper span of 1.15 meters (3.8 feet), making it a relatively small plesiosaur.2

Chopangidwa ndi AIChithunzi cha Mauriciosaurus chopangidwa ndi AI
Chithunzi cha momwe Mauriciosaurus mwina ankaonekera, chopangidwa ndi kompyuta kuchokera pa zomwe asayansi amadziwa. Ndi kungoyerekeza: nyama yeniyeniyo mwina inkaoneka mosiyana, ndipo palibe amene akudziwa mitundu yake yeniyeni.
mwafunsa

Mafunso ofunsidwa kwambiri okhudza Mauriciosaurus

?How big was Mauriciosaurus?

About 1.9 to 2.1 metres long, with a flipper span of 1.15 metres. It was a relatively small plesiosaur.31

?What did Mauriciosaurus eat?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a polycotylid plesiosaur it likely ate fish and other small marine animals.3

?Could Mauriciosaurus swim fast?

Yes. Its body shape and soft tissues suggest it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles, making it a fast swimmer.31

?Is Mauriciosaurus a dinosaur?

No. Mauriciosaurus is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.3

Kwa akatswiri a madino

Dzina la sayansi
Mauriciosaurus
Anapatsidwa dzina ndi
Frey et al. 20174
Gulu
Maplesiosauri
Banja / kladi
Polycotylidae4
Magawidwe a sayansi
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia4
Zaka za miyala
zaka 94 mpaka 90 miliyoni (Turonian)4
Mapangidwe a miyala
Agua Nueva4
Mayiko
Mekisiko4
Zolemba za mafosili
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Kupezeka
Mauriciosaurus was named in 2017 by Frey and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in 2011 by quarry workers in Vallecillo, Mexico. The species name fernandezi honors Mauricio Fernández, a Mexican paleontology enthusiast.1
Akukambiranabe
Scientists are still debating exactly how Mauriciosaurus used its flippers to swim, and whether its skin patterns were for camouflage or display.1

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. 6901-(5)Frey (boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx)
  2. A new polycotylid plesiosaur with extensive soft tissue preservation from the early Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico (redalyc.org)
  3. Mauriciosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Mauriciosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zaka, malo, mapangidwe a miyala, magawidwe a sayansi.

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