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Proteosaurus

Izina risobanura: “proteus lizard, named after the proteus salamander because of its backbone shape”1
Yaryaga: InyamaIktiyozoreJurasike ya mbereMu by'ukuri si dinozore

Proteosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas over 190 million years ago. It looked a bit like a dolphin with a long snout and lots of sharp teeth. It was one of the first complete ichthyosaur skeletons ever found!1

Akantu gashimishije: iki gikururanda cyo mu nyanja cyogaga mu gihe dinozore zagendaga ku butaka. Bose bakita dinozore, ariko cyari mu rindi shami ry'ibikururanda.
Yabayeho
hashize imyaka miliyoni 201 kugeza 1936
Jurasike ya mbere
Ibisigazwa byabonetse muri
Lyme Regis, England, and also in Belgium12
Uburebure
0,895 kugeza 0,945 m (2,9 kugeza 3,1 ft)3
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
nka 21 km/h (13 mph)
Koga, igereranya

Yabayeho ryari?

Triyasike
Jurasike
Kiretase
Hashize miliyoni 252 z'imyaka20114566, asiteroyide

Yanganaga ite?

Yari ndende ite?

Proteosaurus nka 0,945 m z'uburebure (3,1 ft)Injangwe yo mu rugo nka 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Imbwa nka 1 m (3,3 ft)Igare ry'umuntu mukuru nka 1,8 m (5,9 ft)
ndende nk'injangwe 2 zo mu rugo zikurikiranyendende nk'imineke 5 ikurikiranyeyashoboraga koga uburebure bwa pisine nini (50 m) mu masegonda 8,6

Proteosaurus yanganaga ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ibarirwa muri mushakisha yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihutaga ite?

utuntu twiza cyane

Utuntu dushimishije

1

Proteosaurus was named by Sir Everard Home in 1819, but the name didn't stick. Today scientists call it Ichthyosaurus platyodon instead.21

2

The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was discovered by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. She was only about 19 years old at the time.1

3

Sir Everard Home thought Proteosaurus was a link between salamanders and lizards in the 'Great Chain of Being'. That's why he gave it a name that means 'proteus lizard'.1

4

The original Proteosaurus skeleton was bought by the Royal College of Surgeons for £100 in 1819. Sadly, it was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941.1

5

Proteosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago, in the Hettangian and Sinemurian ages.2

6

Fossils of Proteosaurus have been found in the Blue Lias formation in England and in Luxembourg, Belgium. These rocks were once the bottom of a warm, shallow sea.2

Byakozwe na AIIshusho ya Proteosaurus yakozwe na AI
Ishusho yakozwe na AI yerekana uko Proteosaurus ishobora kuba yari isa, yakozwe na mudasobwa hashingiwe ku byo abahanga bazi. Ni ugukeka gusa: inyamaswa nyayo ishobora kuba yari isa ukundi, kandi nta muntu uzi amabara yayo nyayo.
wabajije

Ibibazo bibazwa cyane kuri Proteosaurus

?How big was Proteosaurus?

The largest Ichthyosaurus species, I. somersetensis, reached about 3 to 3.3 metres (9.8 to 10.8 feet) long. Other species were smaller, like I. communis at up to 2 metres (6.6 feet).4

?What did Proteosaurus eat?

It ate fish and squid-like animals called belemnites. Stomach contents show it was a fast swimmer that chased its prey.4

?Did Proteosaurus give birth to live young?

Yes. Fossil evidence shows that Ichthyosaurus gave birth to live babies, not eggs. Some fossils even have baby skeletons inside the mother.4

?Is Proteosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur that lived in the sea.4

?When did Proteosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago.4

?Where was Proteosaurus found?

The first complete skeleton was found in Lyme Regis, England, by Mary Anning in 1818. Fossils have also been found in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.41

?Why is it called Proteosaurus?

Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus because he thought it was a link between a salamander (genus Proteus) and a lizard (sauros in Greek). The name means 'proteus lizard'.1

?What happened to the original Proteosaurus fossil?

The original skeleton was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941. But two casts of it were rediscovered in 2022 in the USA and Germany.5

Gusenya ibinyoma

Ibivugwa: Proteosaurus was a dinosaur.

Ukuri: Proteosaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

Ku bazobereye muri dinozore

Izina rya siyansi
Proteosaurus
Yiswe na
Home 18196
Itsinda
Iktiyozore
Umuryango / ishami
Proteosauridae6
Ishyirwa mu byiciro
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha6
Imyaka y'amabuye
imyaka miliyoni 201 kugeza 193 (Hettangian / Sinemurian)6
Inzego z'amabuye
Blue Lias, Luxembourg6
Ibihugu
Ubwongereza, Ububiligi6
Ibisigazwa byanditswe
6 muri The Paleobiology Database6
Ivumburwa
The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was found by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus in 1819.1
Biracyagibwaho impaka
Scientists are not sure exactly how Proteosaurus gave birth. But other ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young in the water, so Proteosaurus probably did too.2

Aho amakuru yakuwe

  1. Proteosaurus | The Geological Society of London (geolsoc.org.uk)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Rediscovery of two casts of the historically important ‘Proteo-saurus’, the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  4. Ichthyosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Rediscovered casts bring back historic ichthyosaur fossil destroyed in war | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Proteosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): imyaka, ahantu, inzego z'amabuye, ishyirwa mu byiciro.

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