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Guizhouichthyosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Guizhou lizard fish”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋኢክቲዮሰራትማእከላይ ትሪያሲክ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Guizhouichthyosaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the seas of what is now China during the Triassic Period. It looked like a dolphin but was much bigger, with a long snout and a tail that bent downward at the tip. This apex predator ate other large marine reptiles, even though its teeth were small and smooth.1

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: እዚ ናይ ባሕሪ ተሳሓባይ ዳይኖሰራት ኣብ ምድሪ ክኸዱ ከለዉ ይሕምብስ ነበረ። ኩሉ ሰብ ዳይኖሰር ይብሎም፣ ግን ካልእ ጨንፈር ተሳሓብቲ እዮም ነይሮም።

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 241 ክሳብ 227 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

ማእከላይ ትሪያሲክ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Guizhou Province, China (Xiaowa Formation and Zhuganpo Formation)1 2

ንውሓት

5 ክሳብ 6 m (16 ክሳብ 20 ft)1

ክብደት

914 kg ክሳብ 1.404 ቶን (2,000 ክሳብ 3,100 lb)1 3

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 45 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (28 ማይል/ሰ)

ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 70 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድ

ከም 6 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 33 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 280 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 74 ቆልዑ መዋእለ ህጻናት ዝኸብድከም 44 ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 3 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 4 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Guizhouichthyosaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Guizhouichthyosaurus ኣስታት 45 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (28 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

One fossil of Guizhouichthyosaurus had the remains of a thalattosaur (another marine reptile) inside its stomach, showing it was an apex predator.1

Its teeth were small and smooth, not sharp like steak knives, so it probably grabbed prey and swallowed it whole.1

Guizhouichthyosaurus swam like an eel, wiggling its whole body, unlike later ichthyosaurs that swam more like tuna.1

Scientists think there were two different body shapes (morphotypes) of this species, possibly males and females.1

It lived about 239 to 227 million years ago, during the Middle and Late Triassic.2

Some scientists once thought Guizhouichthyosaurus was the same as Shastasaurus, but now most agree it is its own genus.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Guizhouichthyosaurus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Guizhouichthyosaurus ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Guizhouichthyosaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Guizhouichthyosaurus?

About 5 metres (16 feet) long, with some specimens over 6 metres (20 feet).1

?What did Guizhouichthyosaurus eat?

It ate other large marine reptiles, like the thalattosaur Xinpusaurus. One fossil had a thalattosaur in its stomach, showing it was an apex predator.1 4

?Was Guizhouichthyosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur.1

?How did Guizhouichthyosaurus swim?

It swam like an eel, wiggling its whole body, unlike later ichthyosaurs that swam more like tuna.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Guizhouichthyosaurus had huge, sharp teeth like a T. rex.

ሓቂ: Its teeth were actually small and smooth, more like pegs, and it used them to grip prey rather than slice it.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Guizhouichthyosaurus
ዝሰመዮ: ዘይፍለጥ5
ጉጅለ: ኢክቲዮሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Shastasauridae5
ምድባ: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha > Ichthyosauromorpha5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 241 ክሳብ 227 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Ladinian / Carnian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Xiaowa, Falang, Wayao5
ሃገራት: ቻይና5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 8 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: The first fossils were named by Y. Cao and Y. Luo in 2000, based on a well-preserved skeleton missing its hips and tail tip.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether Guizhouichthyosaurus is really a separate genus from Shastasaurus or just a species of it.1