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Jabalisaurus

Il num vul dir: “javelin lizard, after an ancient Mexican javelin called an atlatl”1
Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursGiurassic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Jabalisaurus was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the sea during the Late Jurassic. It looked a bit like a dolphin but had a long snout and big eyes. It hunted fish and squid in warm, shallow waters.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 152 fin 149 milliuns onns3
Giurassic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Mexico (Coahuila) and Germany12
Lunghezza
3 fin 4 m (9,8 fin 13 ft)2
Spertadad maximala
var 48 km/h (30 mph)
Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Jabalisaurus var 4 m lung (13 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto var 4,5 m (15 ft)In elefant, il pli grond animal da terra dad oz var 6,5 m (21 ft)
uschè lung sco 4 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 22 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 3,8 secundas

Quant grond era Jabalisaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

The first Jabalisaurus fossil was thought to be an Ophthalmosaurus for many years.1

2

Its name means 'javelin lizard' because ancient Mexican people used a throwing tool called an atlatl, like a javelin.1

3

One specimen from Germany is a complete skeleton with soft tissue still preserved.1

4

Jabalisaurus had a very large eye socket, making its eyes big for seeing in dim water.2

5

Its bones were made of hydroxyapatite, the same mineral that makes our teeth hard.2

6

It gave birth to live babies instead of laying eggs, like modern dolphins.2

Fatg cun IAMaletg da Jabalisaurus fatg cun IA
In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Jabalisaurus 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 Jabalisaurus

?How big was Jabalisaurus?

No exact size is given in the sources, but it was an ichthyosaur about the size of a dolphin. Its skull had a large eye socket, and its snout was slender.13

?What did Jabalisaurus eat?

It was a carnivore that hunted fish and squid in warm, shallow seas.3

?Is Jabalisaurus a dinosaur?

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

?Where was Jabalisaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Mexico and Germany, in Late Jurassic rocks.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Jabalisaurus was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Jabalisaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that swam in the ocean. It was not a dinosaur.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Jabalisaurus
Numnà da
Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega 20213
Gruppa
Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada
Ophthalmosauridae3
Classificaziun
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
152 fin 149 milliuns onns (Kimmeridgian)3
Formaziuns da crap
La Casita3
Pajais
Mexico3
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta
Scientists Barrientos-Lara and Alvarado-Ortega named Jabalisaurus in 2021. The first fossil was found in the La Casita Formation in Coahuila, Mexico.2
Anc discutà
Scientists still debate whether the German species Jabalisaurus tethyensis is a separate species or the same as the Mexican one.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Jabalisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Jabalisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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Era dal medem temp: Giurassic tardiv

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