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Plesiopleurodon

Il num vul dir: “near side tooth”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Plesiopleurodon was a marine reptile that swam in the warm seas of North America during the time of the dinosaurs. It had a short neck, a long snout, and a mouth full of sharp, pointy teeth. It used its four flippers to paddle through the water like a sea turtle.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 100 fin 94 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Rattlesnake Hills, Wyoming, USA2 1

Lunghezza

3 fin 4 m (9,8 fin 13 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 29 km/h (18 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

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 6,2 secundas

Quant grond era Plesiopleurodon 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)

Plesiopleurodon var 29 km/h (18 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Plesiopleurodon is known from just one partial skeleton, including a complete skull that is 71.2 cm long.1

Its name means 'near side tooth' because its teeth look a lot like the teeth of the similar pliosaur Liopleurodon.1

Scientists first thought Plesiopleurodon was a pliosaur, but later studies showed it is actually a polycotylid, a type of short-necked plesiosaur.1

It lived around 100 to 94 million years ago, during the early part of the Late Cretaceous Period.2

Plesiopleurodon's front teeth were large and pointed forward, which helped it grab slippery prey.1

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

?Was Plesiopleurodon a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur. It lived in the sea during the time of the dinosaurs.1 3

?How big was Plesiopleurodon?

Scientists are not sure of its total length because only one partial skeleton has been found. Its skull is 71.2 cm long.1 4

?What did Plesiopleurodon eat?

It was a carnivore that ate fish and other marine animals. Its sharp, forward-pointing teeth helped it grab slippery prey.1 3

?When did Plesiopleurodon live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 100 to 94 million years ago.1 4

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Plesiopleurodon was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Plesiopleurodon was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur, even though it lived at the same time.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Plesiopleurodon
Numnà da: Carpenter 19964
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Polycotylidae4
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 94 milliuns onns (Cenomanian)4
Formaziuns da crap: 'Hailey Shales'4
Pajais: USA4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Plesiopleurodon was named by paleontologist Kenneth Carpenter in 1996. He based it on a skull, neck bones, and shoulder bones found in Wyoming, USA.4 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are still not sure whether the only known fossil of Plesiopleurodon came from the Belle Fourche Shale or the Hailey Shales Formation, because the original records disagree.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Plesiopleurodon (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Plesiopleurodon: Overview, Size, Habitat, & Other Facts - Dinosaur Dictionary (dinosaurdictionary.com)
Plesiopleurodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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