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Phosphorosaurus

Hiika maqaa: “phosphate lizard”1
Kan nyaate: FoonMoosaasarootaKireetaashasii DhumaaSeera saayinsiitiin daayinoosarii miti

Phosphorosaurus was a small marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had huge eyes that helped it see in the dark, so it could hunt at night or in deep water. It was an ambush predator, waiting quietly for prey like squid and glowing fish.1

Odeeffannoo bashannansiisaa: harkifataan galaanaa kun yeroo daayinoosarootni lafa irra deemaa turan daakaa ture. Namni hundi daayinoo jedhee isaan waama, garuu damee harkifattootaa adda ta'e turan.
Kan jiraate
waggaa miliyoona 72 hanga 66 dura3
Kireetaashasii Dhumaa
Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman
Belgium (Craie de Ciply Formation) and Japan (Hakobuchi Formation, Hokkaido)13
Dheerina
2.5 hanga 3.5 m (8.2 hanga 11 ft)1
Saffisa ol'aanaa
gara 36 km/sa'a (22 mph)
Daakuu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii
Juraasikii
Kireetaashasii
waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam guddaa ture?

Hammam dheeraa ture?

Phosphorosaurus gara 3.5 m dheeraa (11 ft)Saayikilii nama guddaa gara 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Konkolaataa gara 4.5 m (15 ft)Arba, bineensa lafa irraa isa har'a hunda caalaa guddaa gara 6.5 m (21 ft)
akka saree 4 funyaan hanga eegeetti dheeraaakka muuzii 19 walitti hiriiran dheeraadheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekondii 5 keessatti daakuu danda'a

SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu, Phosphorosaurus hammam guddaa ture?

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Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

1

Phosphorosaurus had eyes that pointed forward, giving it binocular vision and depth perception, which is rare among mosasaurs.1

2

It was a small mosasaur, only about 2.5 to 3.5 metres long, much smaller than giants like Mosasaurus.1

3

The name Phosphorosaurus means 'phosphate lizard' because its fossils were found in phosphate-rich rocks in Belgium.1

4

Two species are known: Phosphorosaurus ortliebi from Belgium and Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans from Japan.1

5

The Japanese species P. ponpetelegans was discovered in a clean creek called Pankerusano-sawa, and its name means 'elegant creek lizard'.1

6

Phosphorosaurus lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.13

7

It was an ambush predator, not a fast swimmer, so it likely hid and waited for prey to come close.1

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Fakkii AI'n hojjetame kan Phosphorosaurus maal fakkaachuu akka danda'u agarsiisu, kompiitaraan beekumsa saayintistootaa irratti hundaa'uun hojjetame. Tilmaama qofa: bineensi dhugaa adda ta'ee mul'achuu danda'a, halluu isaa dhugaa immoo namni beeku hin jiru.
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Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Phosphorosaurus baay'ee gaafataman

?How big was Phosphorosaurus?

About 3 metres (10 feet) long. That is small for a mosasaur, about the size of a small car.2

?Did Phosphorosaurus have binocular vision?

Yes. Its eyes pointed forward, giving it depth perception. This is rare among mosasaurs and helped it hunt in the dark.2

?What did Phosphorosaurus eat?

It likely ate squid and bioluminescent fish, like modern lanternfish. It was an ambush predator that waited for prey.12

?Where was Phosphorosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Belgium and Japan. One species, P. ponpetelegans, was discovered in a creek in Hokkaido, Japan.12

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii
Phosphorosaurus
Kan maqaa baase
Dollo 18893
Garee
Moosaasaroota
Maatii / kilaadii
Mosasauridae3
Ramaddii
Mosasauroidea3
Umurii dhagaawwanii
waggaa miliyoona 72 hanga 66 (Maastrichtian)3
Caasaawwan dhagaa
Mocuio, Craie de Ciply, Hakobuchi3
Biyyoota
Angoolaa, Beljiyeem, Jaappaan3
Galmee fosilii
3 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
Argannoo
Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo named Phosphorosaurus in 1889, based on a partial skull from the Craie de Ciply Formation in Belgium. The second species, P. ponpetelegans, was described in 2015 from a well-preserved skeleton found in Hokkaido, Japan.1
Ammallee falmisiisaa
Scientists are not sure if Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans really belongs to this genus or if it should be placed in a new genus, as some studies suggest it is more closely related to Halisaurus.1

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

  1. Phosphorosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. International research partnership yields discovery of a new fossil species, UC reveals new fossil discovery, University of Cincinnati (magazine.uc.edu)
  3. Phosphorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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