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Microdontosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “tiny-toothed lizard”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋኢክቲዮሰራትማእከላይ ጁራሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Microdontosaurus was a small-toothed reptile that lived in the sea during the Middle Jurassic. It swam in warm oceans and hunted for food with its tiny teeth.3 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 175 ክሳብ 162 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

ማእከላይ ጁራሲክ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Fossils were found in the Dapuka Group of Xinjiang, China.1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 46 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (29 ማይል/ሰ)

ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Microdontosaurus ኣስታት 46 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (29 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Microdontosaurus lived about 174 to 161 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3

Its name means 'tiny-toothed lizard', because its teeth were very small.1

Scientists think it was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.3

The fossils were found in rocks that were once part of a shallow sea.3

Microdontosaurus is known from only a few bones, so scientists are still unsure about many details of its life.1

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

?Was Microdontosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Microdontosaurus was a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, even though its name sounds like one.1 3

?What does Microdontosaurus mean?

Microdontosaurus means 'tiny-toothed lizard' because its teeth were very small.1 2

?How big was Microdontosaurus?

Scientists are not sure, but it was a marine reptile, though the fossils are very incomplete.3

?When did Microdontosaurus live?

Microdontosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 174 to 161 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Microdontosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Dapuka Formation of Tibet, China.1 2

?Is Microdontosaurus a real dinosaur?

It is a real animal, but its name is not officially accepted by scientists because it was never properly described.1 3

?Could Microdontosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean.3

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Microdontosaurus was a dinosaur because its name ends in 'saurus'.

ሓቂ: It was actually a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.3

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Microdontosaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Zhao 19833
ጉጅለ: ኢክቲዮሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Sauropoda3
ምድባ: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 175 ክሳብ 162 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Aalenian / Callovian)3
ሃገራት: ቻይና3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: Microdontosaurus was named by Zhao in 1983, based on fossils from China. The type species is called M. dayensis.3
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists debate whether Microdontosaurus is a valid genus, because the fossils are incomplete and may belong to another animal.1