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Vectocleidus

Il num vul dir: “Vectis (the Isle of Wight) + kleid- (key or collar bone), meaning 'Vectis collar bone'”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic temprivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Vectocleidus was a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that swam in the warm seas of the Early Cretaceous. It lived about 125 million years ago near what is now the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. This predator used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other slippery prey.1 4

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 126 fin 121 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Shepherds Chine foreshore, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom4 1

Lunghezza

1,5 m (4,9 ft)2 3

Paisa

15 kg (33 lb)2 3

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 4 giats da chasa

uschè lung sco 3 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 8 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 120 bananaspudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 10 secundas

Quant grond era Vectocleidus 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)

Vectocleidus 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

Vectocleidus is known from only a single specimen, which includes parts of the skull, backbone, and flippers.1

It belonged to a group called Leptocleididae, which were small to medium-sized plesiosaurs that lived in shallow seas.1 4

The name Vectocleidus comes from Vectis, the ancient Roman name for the Isle of Wight, and the Greek word kleid- meaning 'key' or 'collar bone'.1

Its fossils were found in the Vectis Formation, which was once the bottom of a warm, shallow sea.1 4

Scientists think Vectocleidus was a fast swimmer that used its long neck to ambush prey.1

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

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Vectocleidus is often mistaken for a dinosaur.

Vardad: Vectocleidus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land, while plesiosaurs swam in the oceans.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Vectocleidus
Numnà da: Benson et al. 20134
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Leptocleididae4
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 126 fin 121 milliuns onns (Barremian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Vectis4
Pajais: Reginavel Unì4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Vectocleidus was named in 2012 by paleontologists Roger Benson, Hilary Ketchum, Darren Naish, and L. E. Turner based on fossils found on the Isle of Wight.1 4
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating exactly how Vectocleidus is related to other leptocleidid plesiosaurs, because its skeleton is incomplete.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Vectocleidus (en.wikipedia.org)
Vectocleidus - Justapedia (justapedia.org)
Vectocleidus (nl.wikipedia.org)
Vectocleidus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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