Cryptoclidus
Cryptoclidus was a medium-sized plesiosaur that swam in warm seas during the Middle and Late Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck, and four flippers. It probably ate soft animals like squid and small fish.1
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ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?
ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?
ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?
ከም 4 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕ🍌ከም 22 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕ🍉ከም 150 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድ🧸ከም 40 ቆልዑ መዋእለ ህጻናት ዝኸብድ🎒ከም 24 ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድ🏊ንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 6.4 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Cryptoclidus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?
ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።
ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?
ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት
The name Cryptoclidus means 'hidden collarbone' because its collarbones are tiny and hidden in the shoulder area.1
Fossils of Cryptoclidus have been found in the Oxford Clay of Cambridgeshire, England, and in the Kimmeridge Clay of France.1
The type species was first called Plesiosaurus eurymerus, which means 'wide thigh bone', because scientists mistook a front flipper bone for a back leg bone.1
Cryptoclidus had a small, fragile skull and teeth that could not handle tough prey, so it ate only soft animals.1
Scientists think Cryptoclidus used its long, intermeshing teeth to strain small animals from the water or sift through mud.1
The size and shape of its nostrils suggest Cryptoclidus could smell chemicals in seawater, helping it find food.1
Complete skeletons of Cryptoclidus have been found, including some that are nearly entirely preserved, showing both adults and juveniles.1

ብዛዕባ Cryptoclidus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት
?How big was Cryptoclidus?
About 4 metres long and weighed around 737 to 756 kilograms. That is about as long as a small car.1
?What did Cryptoclidus eat?
It ate small, soft animals like squid and small fish. Its fragile teeth could not handle tough prey.1
?Was Cryptoclidus a dinosaur?
No, it was a plesiosaur, which is a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It is not a dinosaur.1
?When did Cryptoclidus live?
It lived during the Middle and Late Jurassic Period, about 166 to 160 million years ago.1
?Where were Cryptoclidus fossils found?
Fossils have been found in England, France, Cuba, and Russia. Many come from the Oxford Clay in Cambridgeshire, England.12
?Could Cryptoclidus swim?
Yes, it was a good swimmer. It used its four flippers to move through warm Jurassic seas.1
ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ
ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Cryptoclidus was a dinosaur.
ሓቂ: Cryptoclidus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1
ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር
- ሳይንሳዊ ስም
- Cryptoclidus
- ዝሰመዮ
- (Seeley 1892)2
- ጉጅለ
- ፕሌሲዮሰራት
- ስድራ / ክላድ
- Cryptoclididae2
- ምድባ
- Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia2
- ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
- 165 ክሳብ 143 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Callovian / Tithonian)2
- ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
- Oxford Clay, Jagua, Kimmeridge Clay2
- ሃገራት
- ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ, ኩባ, ኣርጀንቲና, ፈረንሳ2
- መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
- 17 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database2
- ብኻልእ ስም
- Apractocleidus (ዝኣረጉ ኣስማት ሕጂ ከም ሓደ እንስሳ ይቑጸሩ)2
- ርኽበት
- The first fossils were described in 1871 by John Phillips as Plesiosaurus eurymerus. Harry Govier Seeley renamed it Cryptoclidus in 1892.12
- ገና ዘከራኽር
- Scientists are not sure whether Cryptoclidus caught prey by swimming fast or by ambushing it, because its skeleton was not built for speed.1
ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ
- Cryptoclidus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Cryptoclidus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።
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