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Himalayasaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Himalayan lizard”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋኢክቲዮሰራትዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Himalayasaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the warm seas of the Late Triassic, about 215 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of ichthyosaur, with a long body, flippers, and a fish-like tail. It was a fierce predator that hunted other sea creatures.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 215 ክሳብ 211 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Fossils were found in the Qulonggongba Formation in Tibet, China.3 1

ንውሓት

15 m (49 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 29 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (18 ማይል/ሰ)

ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ከም 3 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 83 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 6.2 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Himalayasaurus 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)

Himalayasaurus ኣስታት 29 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (18 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Himalayasaurus could grow over 15 metres (49 feet) long, which is longer than a school bus.1

Its teeth had special cutting edges, a feature not seen in most other ichthyosaurs, which helped it slice through prey.1

It lived in the ocean, not on land, and likely swam using its powerful flippers and tail.1

Himalayasaurus is known from only a few bones, including teeth, limb bones, and vertebrae, found in Tibet.1

It belonged to a group called Shastasauridae, which included other giant ichthyosaurs like Shonisaurus.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Himalayasaurus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Himalayasaurus 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 Himalayasaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?Was Himalayasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was not a dinosaur. It was a type of ichthyosaur, which is an extinct marine reptile that lived in the ocean.1 2

?How big was Himalayasaurus?

It was over 15 metres (49 feet) long, which is longer than a school bus.1

?What did Himalayasaurus eat?

It was a fierce predator that hunted other sea creatures. Its teeth had special cutting edges to help slice through prey.1

?When did Himalayasaurus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic, about 215 million years ago.1

?Where was Himalayasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Qulonggongba Formation of Tibet, on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.1 2

?Why is Himalayasaurus called a dubious name?

Some scientists consider it a dubious name because the fossils lack features that clearly set it apart from other ichthyosaurs.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Himalayasaurus was a dinosaur because it lived long ago and was big.

ሓቂ: Himalayasaurus was not a dinosaur. It was a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur, which lived in the sea, while dinosaurs lived on land.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Himalayasaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Dong 19723
ጉጅለ: ኢክቲዮሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Shonisauridae3
ምድባ: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 215 ክሳብ 211 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Norian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Qulonggongba3
ሃገራት: ቻይና3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: Himalayasaurus was first described by Chinese paleontologist Dong Zhiming in 1972, based on fossils found in the Qulonggongba Formation in Tibet.1 3
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists debate whether Himalayasaurus is a valid genus or a nomen dubium (dubious name), because the fossils are fragmentary and lack unique features, except for the cutting edges on its teeth.1