Paraophthalmosaurus
Paraophthalmosaurus was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was actually an ichthyosaur, not a dinosaur. It had a long snout and big eyes to hunt fish and squid.12
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Paraophthalmosaurus lived during the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic, about 149 to 143 million years ago.1
Its name means 'near Ophthalmosaurus' because it was thought to be closely related to that other ichthyosaur.1
Scientists now think Paraophthalmosaurus might actually be the same as another ichthyosaur called Nannopterygius.2
The first fossils of Paraophthalmosaurus were found in a brick factory spoil heap in Gornyi, Russia.11
It had a femur (thigh bone) with three separate facets, which is a special feature that helps identify it.1
Like all ichthyosaurs, Paraophthalmosaurus gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

Ibibazo bibazwa cyane kuri Paraophthalmosaurus
?How big was Paraophthalmosaurus?
About 3.5 metres (11 feet) long. It was small for an ichthyosaur.3
?Was Paraophthalmosaurus a dinosaur?
No, it was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.5
?How fast could Paraophthalmosaurus swim?
It was a fast swimmer over short distances, but not efficient for long-distance swimming. It likely ambushed prey in shallow seas.3
Gusenya ibinyoma
Ibivugwa: Paraophthalmosaurus is a dinosaur.
Ukuri: It is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a group of marine reptiles that lived in the sea.1
Ku bazobereye muri dinozore
- Izina rya siyansi
- Paraophthalmosaurus
- Yiswe na
- Arkhangelsky 19975
- Itsinda
- Iktiyozore
- Umuryango / ishami
- Ophthalmosauridae5
- Ishyirwa mu byiciro
- Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha5
- Imyaka y'amabuye
- imyaka miliyoni 149 kugeza 143 (Tithonian)5
- Ibihugu
- Uburusiya5
- Ibisigazwa byanditswe
- 1 muri The Paleobiology Database5
- Ivumburwa
- Paraophthalmosaurus was named by Russian paleontologist Arkhangelsky in 1997. The fossils were found in a brick factory spoil heap near Gornyi, Russia.1
- Biracyagibwaho impaka
- Scientists are still debating whether Paraophthalmosaurus is a valid genus or if it should be considered a synonym of Nannopterygius.2
Aho amakuru yakuwe
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Revision of Nannopterygius (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide distribution | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (academic.oup.com)
- Nannopterygius (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide (paleosamara.ru)
- Paraophthalmosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): imyaka, ahantu, inzego z'amabuye, ishyirwa mu byiciro.
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