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Khudiakovia

Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursGiurassic tempriv fin Cretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Khudiakovia was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the oceans during the Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods. It had a huge eye, a long snout, and a body shaped like a dolphin. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of ichthyosaur.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 201 fin 133 milliuns onns5

Giurassic tempriv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Russia (Saratov region)1

Spertadad maximala

var 46 km/h (29 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Khudiakovia var 46 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

Khudiakovia had an enormous eye, which helped it see in the dark ocean depths. The eye socket was very large compared to its skull.1

Its bones were made of hydroxyapatite, the same mineral that makes your teeth and bones hard.1

Khudiakovia gave birth to live young, just like whales and dolphins do today. It did not lay eggs.1

This ichthyosaur lived from about 201 million years ago to about 132 million years ago, a span of nearly 70 million years.1

Khudiakovia was a fast swimmer that moved through the water like a fish. Its body was built for speed.1

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

?How big was Khudiakovia?

Nobody knows for sure because no complete skeleton has been found. It was a medium-sized ichthyosaur, and related species like Ophthalmosaurus were about 4 metres (13 feet) long.2 5

?What did Khudiakovia eat?

It was a carnivore that ate fish and squid. Its conical teeth were good for catching slippery prey.3 4

?Could Khudiakovia swim fast?

Probably up to about 46 km/h (29 mph), as fast as a car driving in town! This is an estimate from its size. Its body was streamlined like a dolphin's, with a tail fluke for powerful strokes.3

?Did Khudiakovia have feathers?

No, it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. It had smooth skin and flippers, not feathers.3

?When did Khudiakovia live?

It lived during the Callovian age of the Jurassic Period, about 165 to 161 million years ago.5

?Was Khudiakovia a dinosaur?

No, it was an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the sea. Ichthyosaurs are not dinosaurs.3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Khudiakovia
Numnà da: Arkhangelsky 19995
Gruppa: Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Ophthalmosauridae5
Classificaziun: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 201 fin 133 milliuns onns (Hettangian / Valanginian)5
Pajais: Russia5
Chats da fossils: 27 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: Khudiakovia was named by Russian paleontologist Arkhangelsky in 1999. The first fossils were found in the Saratov region of Russia.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Khudiakovia is a valid genus. Some researchers think it might be the same animal as Ophthalmosaurus.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Ophthalmosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Ichthyosauria (en.wikipedia.org)
A new ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur from the Upper Jurassic (Early Tithonian) Kimmeridge Clay of Dorset, UK, with implications for Late Jurassic ichthyosaur diversity | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
Khudiakovia in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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