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Rhomaleosaurus

Il num vul dir: “strong lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursGiurassic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Rhomaleosaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the seas during the Early Jurassic period, about 183 to 175 million years ago. It was one of the biggest predators in the ocean at that time, with a huge head and a long neck, and it ate other sea creatures like ichthyosaurs and ammonites.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 175 milliuns onns5

Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, United Kingdom1

Lunghezza

7 m (23 ft)1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 26 km/h (16 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 7 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 39 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 6,9 secundas

Quant grond era Rhomaleosaurus 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)

Rhomaleosaurus var 26 km/h (16 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Rhomaleosaurus had a very long neck compared to other pliosaurs, but still had a gigantic head, making it a mix of features from both long-necked and short-necked plesiosaurs.2

The first fossil of Rhomaleosaurus was found in 1848 in an alum quarry at Kettleness, near Whitby, England, and was kept at Mulgrave Castle for five years before being sent to Dublin.1

The skull of the holotype specimen is 88 centimeters long, and the whole animal was about 7 meters (23 feet) long.2

Rhomaleosaurus lived at the same time as the large ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus, and both were top predators in the same ocean.1

Scientists think Rhomaleosaurus could pick up scents while underwater, helping it find prey.1

The name Rhomaleosaurus was given by Harry Seeley in 1874, based on a fossil that was originally thought to be a species of Plesiosaurus.1 5

Maletg da Rhomaleosaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Rhomaleosaurus 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.

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Rhomaleosaurus

?How big was Rhomaleosaurus?

About 7 metres (23 feet) long.1 3

?What did Rhomaleosaurus eat?

It ate ichthyosaurs, ammonites, other plesiosaurs, belemnites, and fish.1 4

?Was Rhomaleosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur.1 4

?When did Rhomaleosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 183 to 175 million years ago.1

?Where was Rhomaleosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Northamptonshire and Yorkshire, England, in the Whitby Mudstone Formation.1 4

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Rhomaleosaurus
Numnà da: Seeley 18745
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Rhomaleosauridae5
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 201 fin 175 milliuns onns (Hettangian / Toarcian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Whitby Mudstone, Alum Shale, Blue Lias5
Pajais: Reginavel Unì5
Chats da fossils: 15 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: The first Rhomaleosaurus fossil was discovered in 1848 in an alum quarry at Kettleness, near Whitby, England. It was named Plesiosaurus cramptoni by Alexander Carte and W. H. Bailey in 1863, and later Harry Seeley placed it in its own genus, Rhomaleosaurus, in 1874.1
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate which species belong to Rhomaleosaurus. Some species once placed here, like Rhomaleosaurus megacephalus, are now thought to belong to other genera.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Rhomaleosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
The skull of the giant predatory pliosaur Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni: implications for plesiosaur phylogenetics (plesiosauria.com)
Rhomaleosaurus – Plesiosaur Directory (plesiosauria.com)
An exceptional fossil plesiosaur - Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni | National Museum of Ireland (museum.ie)
Rhomaleosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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