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Nothosaurus

Il num vul dir: “false lizard”1

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Nothosaurus was a marine reptile that lived in the Triassic Period, about 245 to 210 million years ago. It looked a bit like a seal with a long tail and webbed feet, and it swam in warm seas that covered much of the world. It was not a dinosaur, but a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian.1 2

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 251 fin 201 milliuns onns4

Triassic tempriv fin Triassic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Germany, Israel, China, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States (California)4 1

Lunghezza

4 fin 7 m (13 fin 23 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 22 km/h (14 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

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Quant grond era Nothosaurus 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)

Nothosaurus var 22 km/h (14 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Nothosaurus had webbed toes and probably a fin on its tail to help it swim, much like a modern seal.1

Some Nothosaurus fossils show that they gave birth to live young, not eggs. This is called vivipary.1

The name Nothosaurus means 'false lizard' because early scientists thought it was a lizard, but it was actually a marine reptile.1

Nothosaurus lived in the Tethys Ocean, a huge sea that existed between the continents of the Triassic Period.1

Trackways from China suggest Nothosaurus used its paddles to dig into the seabed to find hidden prey.1

Nothosaurus had a closed palate, which means it could breathe while holding food in its mouth underwater.2

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

?How big was Nothosaurus?

Most Nothosaurus species were about 4 metres (13 feet) long, but some like N. zhangi and N. giganteus could reach 5 to 7 metres (16 to 23 feet).1

?What did Nothosaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine creatures, using its long jaws lined with needle teeth to catch them. It may have also snapped up crustaceans and worms hiding in the seabed mud.1 3

?Could Nothosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a semi-oceanic swimmer that used its tail, legs, and webbed feet to propel and steer through the water, much like a seal.1

?When did Nothosaurus live?

Nothosaurus lived during the Triassic Period, about 245 to 228 million years ago.1

?Where did Nothosaurus live?

Its fossils have been found in Europe, North Africa, and China, in areas that were once part of the warm Tethys Ocean.1 2

?Is Nothosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Nothosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian, which is a group distinct from lizards and snakes.1 2

?How fast could Nothosaurus swim?

Probably up to about 22 km/h (14 mph) in the water, about as fast as a grown-up riding a bike. This is an estimate. It swam by swishing its body and using its legs, a bit like a seal.2

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Nothosaurus is often mistaken for a dinosaur.

Vardad: Nothosaurus was a marine reptile called a sauropterygian, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land and had different body features.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Nothosaurus
Numnà da: Münster 18344
Gruppa: Reptils da mar
Famiglia / clada: Nothosauridae4
Classificaziun: Sauropterygia4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 251 fin 201 milliuns onns ()4
Formaziuns da crap: Jena, Erfurt, Karlstadt4
Pajais: Germania, Israel, China, Pajais Bass, Italia, Spagna4
Chats da fossils: 103 en The Paleobiology Database4
Era enconuschent sco: Dracosaurus, Elmosaurus, Kolposaurus, Opeosaurus, Paranothosaurus, Shingyisaurus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)4
Scuverta: Nothosaurus was named in 1834 by Georg Graf zu Münster based on fossils from the Muschelkalk of Germany. The type species is Nothosaurus mirabilis.1 4
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating exactly how Nothosaurus swam, whether it used its tail and limbs together or mainly its body undulations.1 2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Nothosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Nothosaurus | Triassic, Marine, Reptile | Britannica (britannica.com)
Nothosaur foraging tracks from the Middle Triassic of southwestern China | Nature Communications (nature.com)
Nothosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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