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Shastasaurus

Zita rinoreva: “Mount Shasta lizard”1
Raidya: NyamaMaikitiyosauroTriassic YekupedzisiraHarisi dhinosori chaizvo

Shastasaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the oceans during the Late Triassic, not a dinosaur. Some species were as long as a blue whale, making them among the biggest reptiles that ever lived. It had a very short, toothless snout, unlike most other ichthyosaurs.1

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Raivapo
makore mamiriyoni 237 kusvika 206 apfuura3
Triassic Yekupedzisira
Mafosiri akawanikwa:
California and Oregon, USA; British Columbia, Canada; Sonora, Mexico31
Kureba
7 kusvika 21 m (23 kusvika 69 ft)1
Huremu
kusvika matani 81.5 (179,700 lb)1
Kumhanya kwepamusoro
kunenge 22 km/h (14 mph)
Kushambira, fungidziro

Rairarama rini?

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

Raiva hombe sei?

Raiva refu zvakadii?

Shastasaurus kureba kunenge 21 m (69 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)

Rairema zvakadii?

kurema senzou 14
kureba semotokari 5 dzakamiswa dzakatevedzanakureba semabhanana 120 akatevedzanakurema semanwiwa 16000kurema semakirasi 100 akazara evana vechikororaigona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekonzi 8.2

Shastasaurus raiva hombe sei kana richienzaniswa NEWE?

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Raimhanya zvakadii?

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Zvinonakidza

1

Shastasaurus lived about 235 to 205 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

2

The largest species, Shastasaurus sikanniensis, could reach 21 metres (69 feet) long and weigh over 80 tonnes, as heavy as a large whale.1

3

Unlike most ichthyosaurs, which had long snouts full of teeth, Shastasaurus had a very short, toothless beak.1

4

Scientists think Shastasaurus may have been a suction feeder, sucking in soft prey like squid, similar to some modern beaked whales.1

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The name Shastasaurus comes from Mount Shasta in California, near where the first fossils were found.1

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Shastasaurus had a very slender body. One species had a ribcage less than 2 metres deep even though its flippers were 7 metres apart.1

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It is not known if Shastasaurus had a dorsal fin, but earlier ichthyosaurs like Mixosaurus did have one.1

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

?Was Shastasaurus a dinosaur?

No, Shastasaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the oceans, not a dinosaur.1

?How big was Shastasaurus?

The largest species, Shastasaurus sikanniensis, could reach up to 21 metres (69 feet) long and weigh 81.5 metric tons (89.8 short tons). The type species, S. pacificus, was smaller at over 7 metres (23 feet).1

?What did Shastasaurus eat?

Scientists think Shastasaurus may have been a suction feeder, sucking in soft prey like squid and fish. However, some recent research suggests its jaws were not well suited for suction feeding.12

?Did Shastasaurus have teeth?

No, Shastasaurus had a very short, toothless snout, unlike most other ichthyosaurs which had long snouts full of teeth.1

?When did Shastasaurus live?

Shastasaurus lived during the Late Triassic period, about 235 to 205 million years ago.1

?Where was Shastasaurus found?

Fossils of Shastasaurus have been found in the United States (California), Canada (British Columbia), and China.1

Mubvisi wengano

Ngano: Shastasaurus was a dinosaur.

Chokwadi: Shastasaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1

Zvevanyanzvi vemadhino

Zita resainzi
Shastasaurus
Akaripa zita:
Merriam 18953
Boka
Maikitiyosauro
Mhuri / boka
Shastasauridae3
Kurongwa kwemhuka
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Zera rematombo
makore mamiriyoni 237 kusvika 206 (Carnian / Norian)3
Mapoka ematombo
Hosselkus, Antimonio, Pardonet3
Nyika
Amerika, Mexico, Kanada3
Zvinyorwa zvemafosiri
10 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Kuwanikwa
Shastasaurus was named by John C. Merriam in 1895 based on fossils found in Shasta County, California.13
Zvichiri kupokanwa
Scientists still debate whether the giant species Shastasaurus sikanniensis belongs in Shastasaurus or in the related genus Shonisaurus.1

Kunobva chokwadi

  1. Shastasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Short-snouted toothless ichthyosaur from China suggests Late Triassic diversification of suction feeding ichthyosaurs - PubMed (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Shastasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zera, nzvimbo, mapoka ematombo, kurongwa kwemhuka.

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