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Simolestes

Il num vul dir: “snub-nosed thief”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursGiurassic mesaun fin Cretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Simolestes was a pliosaur, a kind of short-necked plesiosaur that lived in the Jurassic seas. It had a short, high, and wide skull built to handle twisting forces when hunting. It probably ate squid-like animals 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 169 fin 143 milliuns onns2

Giurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

England (Oxford Clay Formation), France, and India (Bhuj Formation)1 2

Lunghezza

4,6 m (15 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 28 km/h (17 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 5 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 26 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 6,4 secundas

Quant grond era Simolestes 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)

Simolestes var 28 km/h (17 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Simolestes had salt-secreting glands, which helped it drink seawater and keep its salt balance.1

The type specimen of Simolestes vorax is an almost complete but crushed skeleton found in the Oxford Clay of England.1

Simolestes lived from the Middle to Late Jurassic, about 171 to 145 million years ago.1

Scientists think Simolestes might have hunted in deeper waters or at night, because its prey (cephalopods) move up at night to feed.1

The species Simolestes keileni from France was moved to a new genus called Lorrainosaurus in 2023.1

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

?How big was Simolestes?

The largest Simolestes vorax specimens reached about 4.6 metres (15 feet) long, based on a head to body ratio similar to Liopleurodon.1

?What did Simolestes eat?

Simolestes probably ate squid-like animals, belemnites, and ammonites. Its exact feeding habits are unclear, but it likely hunted in deeper waters or at night.1

?Was Simolestes a dinosaur?

No, Simolestes was a pliosaur, a type of short-necked plesiosaur, which is a marine reptile, not a dinosaur.1

?When did Simolestes live?

Simolestes lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic, about 171 to 145 million years ago.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Simolestes
Numnà da: Andrews 19092
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Pliosauridae2
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Pliosauridae > Sauropterygia2
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 169 fin 143 milliuns onns (Bajocian / Tithonian)2
Formaziuns da crap: Umia, Oxford Clay, Marnes de Gravelotte (=La Gravclotte Marls)2
Pajais: India, Reginavel Unì, Frantscha2
Chats da fossils: 5 en The Paleobiology Database2
Scuverta: Simolestes was named by C. W. Andrews in 1909 based on a skeleton from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough, England.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are unsure about the exact feeding habits of Simolestes, though the current consensus is that it ate cephalopods.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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

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