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Microdontosaurus

Il num vul dir: “tiny-toothed lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursGiurassic mesaunTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Microdontosaurus was a small-toothed reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Jurassic. It swam in warm oceans and hunted for food with its tiny teeth.3 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 175 fin 162 milliuns onns3

Giurassic mesaun

Fossils chattads en

Fossils were found in the Dapuka Group of Xinjiang, China.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)

Microdontosaurus 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

Microdontosaurus lived about 174 to 161 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3

Its name means 'tiny-toothed lizard', because its teeth were very small.1

Scientists think it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.3

The fossils were found in rocks that were once part of a shallow sea.3

Microdontosaurus is known from only a few bones, so scientists are still unsure about many details of its life.1

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

?Was Microdontosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Microdontosaurus was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.1 3

?What does Microdontosaurus mean?

Microdontosaurus means 'tiny-toothed lizard' because its teeth were very small.1 2

?How big was Microdontosaurus?

Scientists are not sure, but it was a marine reptile, though the fossils are very incomplete.3

?When did Microdontosaurus live?

Microdontosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 174 to 161 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Microdontosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Dapuka Formation of Tibet, China.1 2

?Is Microdontosaurus a real dinosaur?

It is a real animal, but its name is not officially accepted by scientists because it was never properly described.1 3

?Could Microdontosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean.3

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Microdontosaurus was a dinosaur because its name ends in 'saurus'.

Vardad: It was actually a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Microdontosaurus
Numnà da: Zhao 19833
Gruppa: Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Sauropoda3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 175 fin 162 milliuns onns (Aalenian / Callovian)3
Pajais: China3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Microdontosaurus was named by Zhao in 1983, based on fossils from China. The type species is called M. dayensis.3
Anc discutà: Scientists debate whether Microdontosaurus is a valid genus, because the fossils are incomplete and may belong to another animal.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

List of informally named dinosaurs (en.wikipedia.org)
MICRODONTOSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
Microdontosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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