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Phosphorosaurus

Zita rinoreva: “phosphate lizard”1
Raidya: NyamaMamosasauroCretaceous YekupedzisiraHarisi dhinosori chaizvo

Phosphorosaurus was a small marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had huge eyes that helped it see in the dark, so it could hunt at night or in deep water. It was an ambush predator, waiting quietly for prey like squid and glowing fish.1

Chokwadi chinonakidza: chinokambaira ichi chemugungwa chaishambira madhinosori achifamba panyika. Munhu wese anozviti madhino, asi zvaiva bazi rakasiyana rezvinokambaira.
Raivapo
makore mamiriyoni 72 kusvika 66 apfuura3
Cretaceous Yekupedzisira
Mafosiri akawanikwa:
Belgium (Craie de Ciply Formation) and Japan (Hakobuchi Formation, Hokkaido)13
Kureba
2.5 kusvika 3.5 m (8.2 kusvika 11 ft)1
Kumhanya kwepamusoro
kunenge 36 km/h (22 mph)
Kushambira, fungidziro

Rairarama rini?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
makore mamiriyoni 252 apfuura20114566, dombo guru rakabva mudenga

Raiva hombe sei?

Raiva refu zvakadii?

Phosphorosaurus kureba kunenge 3.5 m (11 ft)Bhasikoro remunhu mukuru kunenge 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Motokari kunenge 4.5 m (15 ft)Nzou, mhuka hombe kupfuura dzose dzepanyika nhasi kunenge 6.5 m (21 ft)
kureba seimbwa 4 kubva pamhino kusvika kumuswekureba semabhanana 19 akatevedzanaraigona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekonzi 5

Phosphorosaurus raiva hombe sei kana richienzaniswa NEWE?

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Raimhanya zvakadii?

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Zvinonakidza

1

Phosphorosaurus had eyes that pointed forward, giving it binocular vision and depth perception, which is rare among mosasaurs.1

2

It was a small mosasaur, only about 2.5 to 3.5 metres long, much smaller than giants like Mosasaurus.1

3

The name Phosphorosaurus means 'phosphate lizard' because its fossils were found in phosphate-rich rocks in Belgium.1

4

Two species are known: Phosphorosaurus ortliebi from Belgium and Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans from Japan.1

5

The Japanese species P. ponpetelegans was discovered in a clean creek called Pankerusano-sawa, and its name means 'elegant creek lizard'.1

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Phosphorosaurus lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.13

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It was an ambush predator, not a fast swimmer, so it likely hid and waited for prey to come close.1

Zvakagadzirwa neAIMufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI: Phosphorosaurus
Mufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI unoratidza kuti Phosphorosaurus ringangodai raitaridzika sei, wakagadzirwa nekombiyuta kubva pane zvinozivikanwa nemasayendisiti. Ifungidziro chete: mhuka chaiyo ingangodai yaitaridzika zvakasiyana, uye hapana anoziva mavara ayo chaiwo.
wakabvunza

Mibvunzo inonyanya kubvunzwa nezve Phosphorosaurus

?How big was Phosphorosaurus?

About 3 metres (10 feet) long. That is small for a mosasaur, about the size of a small car.2

?Did Phosphorosaurus have binocular vision?

Yes. Its eyes pointed forward, giving it depth perception. This is rare among mosasaurs and helped it hunt in the dark.2

?What did Phosphorosaurus eat?

It likely ate squid and bioluminescent fish, like modern lanternfish. It was an ambush predator that waited for prey.12

?Where was Phosphorosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Belgium and Japan. One species, P. ponpetelegans, was discovered in a creek in Hokkaido, Japan.12

Zvevanyanzvi vemadhino

Zita resainzi
Phosphorosaurus
Akaripa zita:
Dollo 18893
Boka
Mamosasauro
Mhuri / boka
Mosasauridae3
Kurongwa kwemhuka
Mosasauroidea3
Zera rematombo
makore mamiriyoni 72 kusvika 66 (Maastrichtian)3
Mapoka ematombo
Mocuio, Craie de Ciply, Hakobuchi3
Nyika
Angola, Belgium, Japan3
Zvinyorwa zvemafosiri
3 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Kuwanikwa
Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo named Phosphorosaurus in 1889, based on a partial skull from the Craie de Ciply Formation in Belgium. The second species, P. ponpetelegans, was described in 2015 from a well-preserved skeleton found in Hokkaido, Japan.1
Zvichiri kupokanwa
Scientists are not sure if Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans really belongs to this genus or if it should be placed in a new genus, as some studies suggest it is more closely related to Halisaurus.1

Kunobva chokwadi

  1. Phosphorosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. International research partnership yields discovery of a new fossil species, UC reveals new fossil discovery, University of Cincinnati (magazine.uc.edu)
  3. Phosphorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zera, nzvimbo, mapoka ematombo, kurongwa kwemhuka.

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