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Grendelius

Il num vul dir: “Grendel's creature, after the monster in the Old English poem Beowulf”1

Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursGiurassic tardiv fin Cretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Grendelius was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Jurassic seas. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of ichthyosaur, which means 'fish lizard'. With its big eyes and sharp teeth, it was a fierce hunter of fish and squid.1 4

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 155 fin 143 milliuns onns4

Giurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Stowbridge, Norfolk, England, and also in European Russia1 4

Lunghezza

3,5 fin 4,5 m (11 fin 15 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 47 km/h (29 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 4 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 25 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 3,8 secundas

Quant grond era Grendelius 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)

Grendelius var 47 km/h (29 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Grendelius was first described in 1976 from a fossil found in the Kimmeridge Clay of England.1

Its name comes from Grendel, the monster in the Old English poem Beowulf.1

Grendelius had a very short and wide front flipper, which helped it steer quickly through the water.2

Scientists think Grendelius gave birth to live young, like other ichthyosaurs, instead of laying eggs.2

Some experts believe Grendelius might be the same animal as Brachypterygius extremus, but others disagree.2

Fossils of Grendelius have been found in both England and Russia, showing it lived across a wide area of the Jurassic ocean.1 4

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

?How big was Grendelius?

About 4 metres (13 feet) long. That is roughly the length of a small car.3

?What did Grendelius eat?

It was a fierce hunter of fish and squid, using its big eyes and sharp teeth to catch them.3

?Is Grendelius a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is a type of ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the Jurassic seas.3

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Grendelius was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Grendelius was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. Ichthyosaurs are not dinosaurs.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Grendelius
Numnà da: McGowan 19764
Gruppa: Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Ophthalmosauridae4
Classificaziun: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 155 fin 143 milliuns onns (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)4
Pajais: Russia4
Chats da fossils: 6 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Grendelius was named by paleontologist C. McGowan in 1976, based on a partial skeleton found in the Kimmeridge Clay of Stowbridge, Norfolk, England.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Grendelius is a separate genus or if it should be called Brachypterygius extremus. The classification is still debated.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

cdnsciencepub.com (cdnsciencepub.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Grendelius (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Grendelius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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