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ካርቱን ናይ Proteosaurus
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Proteosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “proteus lizard, named after the proteus salamander because of its backbone shape”1
ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋኢክቲዮሰራትመጀመርታ ጁራሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Proteosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas over 190 million years ago. It looked a bit like a dolphin with a long snout and lots of sharp teeth. It was one of the first complete ichthyosaur skeletons ever found!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 201 ክሳብ 193 ሚልዮን ዓመት6
መጀመርታ ጁራሲክ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Lyme Regis, England, and also in Belgium12
ንውሓት
0.895 ክሳብ 0.945 m (2.9 ክሳብ 3.1 ft)3
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 21 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (13 ማይል/ሰ)
ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ
ጁራሲክ
ክሬታሸስ
ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

Proteosaurus ኣስታት 0.945 ሜ ንውሓት (3.1 ft)ድሙ ገዛ ኣስታት 0.5 ሜ (1.6 ft)ከልቢ ኣስታት 1 ሜ (3.3 ft)ናይ ዓበይቲ ብሽክለታ ኣስታት 1.8 ሜ (5.9 ft)
ከም 2 ኣናሙ ገዛ ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 5 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 8.6 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Proteosaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

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

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Proteosaurus was named by Sir Everard Home in 1819, but the name didn't stick. Today scientists call it Ichthyosaurus platyodon instead.21

2

The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was discovered by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. She was only about 19 years old at the time.1

3

Sir Everard Home thought Proteosaurus was a link between salamanders and lizards in the 'Great Chain of Being'. That's why he gave it a name that means 'proteus lizard'.1

4

The original Proteosaurus skeleton was bought by the Royal College of Surgeons for £100 in 1819. Sadly, it was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941.1

5

Proteosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago, in the Hettangian and Sinemurian ages.2

6

Fossils of Proteosaurus have been found in the Blue Lias formation in England and in Luxembourg, Belgium. These rocks were once the bottom of a warm, shallow sea.2

ብAI ዝተሰርሐብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Proteosaurus
ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Proteosaurus 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 Proteosaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Proteosaurus?

The largest Ichthyosaurus species, I. somersetensis, reached about 3 to 3.3 metres (9.8 to 10.8 feet) long. Other species were smaller, like I. communis at up to 2 metres (6.6 feet).4

?What did Proteosaurus eat?

It ate fish and squid-like animals called belemnites. Stomach contents show it was a fast swimmer that chased its prey.4

?Did Proteosaurus give birth to live young?

Yes. Fossil evidence shows that Ichthyosaurus gave birth to live babies, not eggs. Some fossils even have baby skeletons inside the mother.4

?Is Proteosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. It is a marine reptile called an ichthyosaur that lived in the sea.4

?When did Proteosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, between about 201 and 193 million years ago.4

?Where was Proteosaurus found?

The first complete skeleton was found in Lyme Regis, England, by Mary Anning in 1818. Fossils have also been found in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany.41

?Why is it called Proteosaurus?

Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus because he thought it was a link between a salamander (genus Proteus) and a lizard (sauros in Greek). The name means 'proteus lizard'.1

?What happened to the original Proteosaurus fossil?

The original skeleton was destroyed during a World War Two air raid in May 1941. But two casts of it were rediscovered in 2022 in the USA and Germany.5

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Proteosaurus was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Proteosaurus was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. It was not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Proteosaurus
ዝሰመዮ
Home 18196
ጉጅለ
ኢክቲዮሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ
Proteosauridae6
ምድባ
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha6
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
201 ክሳብ 193 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Hettangian / Sinemurian)6
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Blue Lias, Luxembourg6
ሃገራት
ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ, ቤልጅዩም6
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
6 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database6
ርኽበት
The first complete skeleton of Proteosaurus was found by Mary Anning in 1818 in Lyme Regis, England. Sir Everard Home named it Proteosaurus in 1819.1
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists are not sure exactly how Proteosaurus gave birth. But other ichthyosaurs gave birth to live young in the water, so Proteosaurus probably did too.2

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Proteosaurus | The Geological Society of London (geolsoc.org.uk)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Rediscovery of two casts of the historically important ‘Proteo-saurus’, the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  4. Ichthyosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Rediscovered casts bring back historic ichthyosaur fossil destroyed in war | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Proteosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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