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Cryptoclidus

Il num vul dir: “hidden collarbone”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursGiurassic mesaun fin Cretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Cryptoclidus was a medium-sized plesiosaur that swam in warm seas during the Middle and Late Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck, and four flippers. It probably ate soft animals like squid and small fish.1

Fatg divertent: quest reptil da mar nudava, entant ch'ils dinosaurs chaminavan sin terra. Tuts als numnan dinos, ma els eran in'autra rama dals reptils.

Viveva

avant 165 fin 143 milliuns onns2

Giurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

England, France, Cuba, and possibly Russia and Argentina1 2

Lunghezza

4 m (13 ft)1

Paisa

737 kg fin 756 kg (1 600 fin 1 700 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 28 km/h (17 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 38 chauns

uschè lung sco 4 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 22 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 150 melunasuschè grev sco 40 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 24 scolarspudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 6,4 secundas

Quant grond era Cryptoclidus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Cryptoclidus var 28 km/h (17 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

The name Cryptoclidus means 'hidden collarbone' because its collarbones are tiny and hidden in the shoulder area.1

Fossils of Cryptoclidus have been found in the Oxford Clay of Cambridgeshire, England, and in the Kimmeridge Clay of France.1

The type species was first called Plesiosaurus eurymerus, which means 'wide thigh bone', because scientists mistook a front flipper bone for a back leg bone.1

Cryptoclidus had a small, fragile skull and teeth that could not handle tough prey, so it ate only soft animals.1

Scientists think Cryptoclidus used its long, intermeshing teeth to strain small animals from the water or sift through mud.1

The size and shape of its nostrils suggest Cryptoclidus could smell chemicals in seawater, helping it find food.1

Complete skeletons of Cryptoclidus have been found, including some that are nearly entirely preserved, showing both adults and juveniles.1

Maletg da Cryptoclidus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Cryptoclidus pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Cryptoclidus

?How big was Cryptoclidus?

About 4 metres long and weighed around 737 to 756 kilograms. That is about as long as a small car.1

?What did Cryptoclidus eat?

It ate small, soft animals like squid and small fish. Its fragile teeth could not handle tough prey.1

?Was Cryptoclidus a dinosaur?

No, it was a plesiosaur, which is a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It is not a dinosaur.1

?When did Cryptoclidus live?

It lived during the Middle and Late Jurassic Period, about 166 to 160 million years ago.1

?Where were Cryptoclidus fossils found?

Fossils have been found in England, France, Cuba, and Russia. Many come from the Oxford Clay in Cambridgeshire, England.1 2

?Could Cryptoclidus swim?

Yes, it was a good swimmer. It used its four flippers to move through warm Jurassic seas.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Cryptoclidus was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Cryptoclidus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Cryptoclidus
Numnà da: (Seeley 1892)2
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Cryptoclididae2
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia2
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 165 fin 143 milliuns onns (Callovian / Tithonian)2
Formaziuns da crap: Oxford Clay, Jagua, Kimmeridge Clay2
Pajais: Reginavel Unì, Cuba, Argentinia, Frantscha2
Chats da fossils: 17 en The Paleobiology Database2
Era enconuschent sco: Apractocleidus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)2
Scuverta: The first fossils were described in 1871 by John Phillips as Plesiosaurus eurymerus. Harry Govier Seeley renamed it Cryptoclidus in 1892.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Cryptoclidus caught prey by swimming fast or by ambushing it, because its skeleton was not built for speed.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Cryptoclidus (en.wikipedia.org)
Cryptoclidus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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