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Mixosaurus

Il num vul dir: “Mixed Lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnIctiosaursTriassic mesaunTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Mixosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas about 250 to 240 million years ago. It had a long tail, a small fin on its back, and paddle-like limbs with five toes each. It was not a dinosaur, but an ichthyosaur, and it ate fish with its sharp teeth.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 247 fin 237 milliuns onns3

Triassic mesaun

Fossils chattads en

Italy, Switzerland, China, Germany, and the USA (Nevada)1 2

Lunghezza

0,73 fin 2 m (2,4 fin 6,6 ft)1

Paisa

2,2 kg fin 5,7 kg (5 fin 13 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 18 km/h (11 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 1,5 giats da chasa

uschè lung sco 4 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 11 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in giat da chasauschè grev sco 48 bananaspudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 10 secundas

Quant grond era Mixosaurus 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)

Mixosaurus var 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Mixosaurus is called 'Mixed Lizard' because it had features of both early eel-shaped ichthyosaurs and later dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs.1

Its front limbs were longer than its back limbs, which is a trait of later ichthyosaurs.1

Mixosaurus had about 50 vertebrae in front of its hips, twice as many as land reptiles.1

The species Mixosaurus cornalianus is the only Triassic ichthyosaur known from completely articulated skeletons.1

Mixosaurus had a sagittal crest on its skull, which means it had very strong jaw muscles.1

Scientists think Mixosaurus lived near the shore because its bones were more spongy and compact than those of other ichthyosaurs.1

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

?How big was Mixosaurus?

Mixosaurus was a small ichthyosaur, measuring about 73 to 100 cm (2.40 to 3.28 ft) long and weighing 2.2 to 5.7 kg (4.9 to 12.6 lb). The largest specimens could reach over 2 m (6.6 ft) in length.1

?What did Mixosaurus eat?

Mixosaurus ate fish. It had narrow jaws with several sharp teeth that were ideal for catching fish.1

?Could Mixosaurus swim fast?

Mixosaurus probably was not a very fast swimmer. It had a long tail with a low fin, which suggests it was slower than later Jurassic ichthyosaurs.1

?Where did Mixosaurus live?

Mixosaurus lived in the warm, shallow seas of the Middle Triassic, about 250 to 240 million years ago. Its fossils have been found near the Italy, Switzerland border and in South China.1

?Is Mixosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Mixosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, which is a type of extinct marine reptile that lived in the sea.1

?Why is it called Mixosaurus?

The name Mixosaurus means 'Mixed Lizard'. It was chosen because Mixosaurus appears to be a transitional form between early eel-shaped ichthyosaurs and later dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Mixosaurus
Numnà da: Baur 18873
Gruppa: Ictiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Mixosauridae3
Classificaziun: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 247 fin 237 milliuns onns ()3
Formaziuns da crap: Favret, Besano, Guanling3
Pajais: Svizra, USA, China, Germania, Italia3
Chats da fossils: 13 en The Paleobiology Database3
Era enconuschent sco: Sangiorgiosaurus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)3
Scuverta: Mixosaurus was named in 1887 by George H. Baur. He noticed its forefin was different from other ichthyosaurs, so he gave it a new genus name.1
Anc discutà: Scientists debate whether some species, like Mixosaurus panxianensis, belong in Mixosaurus or in their own genus Barracudasauroides.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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

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