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Proteosaurus

Dzina limatanthauza: “proteus lizard, named after the proteus salamander because of its backbone shape”1
Ankadya: NyamaMaikitiosauriKumayambiriro kwa JurasikiKwenikweni si dainoso

Proteosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas over 190 million years ago. It looked a bit like a dolphin with a long snout and lots of sharp teeth. It was one of the first complete ichthyosaur skeletons ever found!1

Mfundo yosangalatsa: chokwawa cha m'nyanja ichi chinkasambira pamene madainoso ankayenda pamtunda. Aliyense amazitcha madino, koma zinali nthambi ina ya zokwawa.
Ankakhala
zaka 201 mpaka 193 miliyoni zapitazo6
Kumayambiriro kwa Jurasiki
Mafosili apezeka ku
Lyme Regis, England, and also in Belgium12
Utali
0.895 mpaka 0.945 m (2.9 mpaka 3.1 ft)3
Liwiro lalikulu kwambiri
pafupifupi 21 km/h (13 mph)
Kusambira, kuyerekeza

Ankakhala liti?

Triasiki
Jurasiki
Kretase
Zaka 252 miliyoni zapitazo20114566, asteroidi

Anali wamkulu bwanji?

Anali wautali bwanji?

Proteosaurus utali wa pafupifupi 0.945 m (3.1 ft)Mphaka wa pakhomo pafupifupi 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Galu pafupifupi 1 m (3.3 ft)Njinga ya munthu wamkulu pafupifupi 1.8 m (5.9 ft)
wautali ngati amphaka a pakhomo 2 otsatizana mphuno ndi mchirawautali ngati nthochi 5 zotsatizanaakanatha kusambira utali wa dziwe lalikulu losambira (50 m) m'masekondi 8.6

Proteosaurus 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

Proteosaurus was named by Sir Everard Home in 1819, but the name didn't stick. Today scientists call it Ichthyosaurus platyodon instead.21

2

The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was discovered by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. She was only about 19 years old at the time.1

3

Sir Everard Home thought Proteosaurus was a link between salamanders and lizards in the 'Great Chain of Being'. That's why he gave it a name that means 'proteus lizard'.1

4

The original Proteosaurus skeleton was bought by the Royal College of Surgeons for £100 in 1819. Sadly, it was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941.1

5

Proteosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago, in the Hettangian and Sinemurian ages.2

6

Fossils of Proteosaurus have been found in the Blue Lias formation in England and in Luxembourg, Belgium. These rocks were once the bottom of a warm, shallow sea.2

Chopangidwa ndi AIChithunzi cha Proteosaurus chopangidwa ndi AI
Chithunzi cha momwe Proteosaurus 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 Proteosaurus

?How big was Proteosaurus?

The largest Ichthyosaurus species, I. somersetensis, reached about 3 to 3.3 metres (9.8 to 10.8 feet) long. Other species were smaller, like I. communis at up to 2 metres (6.6 feet).4

?What did Proteosaurus eat?

It ate fish and squid-like animals called belemnites. Stomach contents show it was a fast swimmer that chased its prey.4

?Did Proteosaurus give birth to live young?

Yes. Fossil evidence shows that Ichthyosaurus gave birth to live babies, not eggs. Some fossils even have baby skeletons inside the mother.4

?Is Proteosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur that lived in the sea.4

?When did Proteosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago.4

?Where was Proteosaurus found?

The first complete skeleton was found in Lyme Regis, England, by Mary Anning in 1818. Fossils have also been found in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.41

?Why is it called Proteosaurus?

Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus because he thought it was a link between a salamander (genus Proteus) and a lizard (sauros in Greek). The name means 'proteus lizard'.1

?What happened to the original Proteosaurus fossil?

The original skeleton was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941. But two casts of it were rediscovered in 2022 in the USA and Germany.5

Wothetsa nthano zabodza

Nthano: Proteosaurus was a dinosaur.

Zoona: Proteosaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

Kwa akatswiri a madino

Dzina la sayansi
Proteosaurus
Anapatsidwa dzina ndi
Home 18196
Gulu
Maikitiosauri
Banja / kladi
Proteosauridae6
Magawidwe a sayansi
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha6
Zaka za miyala
zaka 201 mpaka 193 miliyoni (Hettangian / Sinemurian)6
Mapangidwe a miyala
Blue Lias, Luxembourg6
Mayiko
United Kingdom, Belgium6
Zolemba za mafosili
6 mu The Paleobiology Database6
Kupezeka
The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was found by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus in 1819.1
Akukambiranabe
Scientists are not sure exactly how Proteosaurus gave birth. But other ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young in the water, so Proteosaurus probably did too.2

Kumene mfundo zimachokera

  1. Proteosaurus | The Geological Society of London (geolsoc.org.uk)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Rediscovery of two casts of the historically important ‘Proteo-saurus’, the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  4. Ichthyosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Rediscovered casts bring back historic ichthyosaur fossil destroyed in war | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Proteosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zaka, malo, mapangidwe a miyala, magawidwe a sayansi.

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