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Excalibosaurus

Il num vul dir: “Excalibur's lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursGiurassic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Excalibosaurus was a marine reptile that looked like a swordfish. It had a very long upper jaw and a much shorter lower jaw. It swam in the seas of what is now England during the Early Jurassic period.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 200 fin 193 milliuns onns4

Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Somerset coast, England1

Lunghezza

6,528 m (21 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 42 km/h (26 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

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Quant grond era Excalibosaurus 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)

Excalibosaurus var 42 km/h (26 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Excalibosaurus is known from only two skeletons. The first was found in 1984 on a beach in Somerset, England.1

Its lower jaw was only about three-quarters the length of its upper jaw. This gave it a swordfish-like appearance.1

The larger specimen had a skull 1.54 metres (5 feet 1 inch) long and a total body length of 6.528 metres (21.42 feet).1

Excalibosaurus belongs to a group of ichthyosaurs called Leptonectidae. Its closest relatives are Leptonectes and Eurhinosaurus.1

The name Excalibosaurus comes from the legendary sword Excalibur, because of its long, blade-like upper jaw.1

Excalibosaurus lived during the Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic, between about 199.5 and 192.9 million years ago.1 2

The second and more complete skeleton was bought by the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada.1

Maletg da Excalibosaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Excalibosaurus 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.

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Excalibosaurus

?How big was Excalibosaurus?

The largest known Excalibosaurus was about 6.5 metres (21.4 feet) long, with a skull 1.54 metres (5 feet 1 inch) long.1

?What did Excalibosaurus eat?

Scientists are not sure, but it may have used its long, sword-like upper jaw to slash through schools of fish, like a modern swordfish.3

?Is Excalibosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Excalibosaurus is an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Excalibosaurus is a dinosaur.

Vardad: Excalibosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the ocean.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Excalibosaurus
Numnà da: McGowan 19864
Gruppa: Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Neoichthyosauria4
Classificaziun: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 200 fin 193 milliuns onns (Sinemurian)4
Pajais: Reginavel Unì4
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The first Excalibosaurus fossil was discovered in 1984 near a beach on the Somerset coast, England. It was described and named by Christopher McGowan in 1986.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how Excalibosaurus used its long upper jaw. It may have slashed at prey like a swordfish, or used it to probe for food in crevices.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Excalibosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Exploring Excalibosaurus – The Bristol Dinosaur Project (dinoproject.blogs.bristol.ac.uk)
Excalibosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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