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Futabasaurus

Il num vul dir: “Futaba lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Futabasaurus was a long-necked marine reptile that swam in the seas around Japan about 85 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur but a plesiosaur, a type of ocean predator. Its fossils were found by a high school student!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 86 fin 84 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Fukushima Prefecture, Japan1

Lunghezza

6,4 fin 9,2 m (21 fin 30 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 23 km/h (14 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

uschè lung sco 2 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 51 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 7,8 secundas

Quant grond era Futabasaurus 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)

Futabasaurus var 23 km/h (14 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Futabasaurus is the first elasmosaurid plesiosaur ever found in Japan.1

Its bones show bite marks from sharks, especially a type called Cretalamna, which scavenged or attacked it after death.1

The name Futabasaurus comes from the Futaba Group of rocks where it was discovered.1

The species name suzukii honors Tadashi Suzuki, the high school student who found the fossils.1

Futabasaurus lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 86 to 83 million years ago.2

It had a long neck like other elasmosaurids, and its front flippers were longer than its back ones.1

Maletg da Futabasaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Futabasaurus 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 Futabasaurus

?Was Futabasaurus a dinosaur?

No, Futabasaurus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Its legs grew outwards from the body, unlike dinosaurs whose legs are directly underneath.3 1

?How big was Futabasaurus?

Futabasaurus was over 6 metres long, possibly between 6.4 and 9.2 metres. That is about as long as a bus.1 4

?What did Futabasaurus eat?

Futabasaurus was a predator, but its exact diet is not known. It likely ate fish and other sea animals, as other plesiosaurs did.1

?When did Futabasaurus live?

Futabasaurus lived about 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period, in the Santonian stage.1 3

?Who discovered Futabasaurus?

Futabasaurus was discovered in 1968 by Tadashi Suzuki, who was a high school student at the time. He found the fossil in Fukushima, Japan.1 3

?Why is it called Futabasaurus?

It is named after the Futaba Group of rocks in Japan where it was found. The species name suzukii honors its discoverer, Tadashi Suzuki.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Futabasaurus is a dinosaur.

Vardad: Futabasaurus is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Futabasaurus
Numnà da: Sato et al. 20065
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Elasmosauridae5
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 86 fin 84 milliuns onns (Santonian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Tamayama5
Pajais: Giapun5
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: The fossils were found by high school student Tadashi Suzuki in the Irimazawa Member of the Tamayama Formation in Fukushima, Japan. Scientists Tamaki Sato, Yoshikazu Hasegawa, and Makoto Manabe named it in 2006.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how long Futabasaurus was, with estimates ranging from 6.4 to 9.2 metres.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Futabasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
50 Years Since the Discovery of Futabasaurus Suzukii in Iwaki (city.iwaki.lg.jp)
A new elasmosaurid plesiosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Fukushima, Japan (researchgate.net)
Futabasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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