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Shonisaurus

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋኢክቲዮሰራትዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Shonisaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the oceans during the Triassic Period. It was not a dinosaur, but a kind of ichthyosaur, with a long body and flippers. It could grow as long as a gray whale!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 234 ክሳብ 201 ሚልዮን ዓመት4
ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Fossils have been found in Nevada, USA, and also in Italy and Germany.24
ንውሓት
15 ክሳብ 21 m (49 ክሳብ 69 ft)21
ክብደት
21.6 ቶን ክሳብ 81.5 ቶን (47,600 ክሳብ 179,700 lb)3
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 25 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (16 ማይል/ሰ)
ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ
ጁራሲክ
ክሬታሸስ
ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

Shonisaurus ኣስታት 21 ሜ ንውሓት (69 ft)ናይ ዓበይቲ ብሽክለታ ኣስታት 1.8 ሜ (5.9 ft)መኪና ኣስታት 4.5 ሜ (15 ft)ሓርማዝ፣ ሎሚ ኣብ ምድሪ ዝዓበየ እንስሳ ኣስታት 6.5 ሜ (21 ft)

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 14 ሓራምዝ ዝኸብድ
ከም 5 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 120 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 16000 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 100 ምሉኣት ክፍልታት ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 7.2 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Shonisaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

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

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Shonisaurus had a very long body with about 60 vertebrae before its hips, making it look a bit like a giant sea serpent.1

2

Its tail had only a slight bend, not a strong one like many other ichthyosaurs, so it may have swum differently.1

3

Adult Shonisaurus may have lost their teeth, because teeth are only found in young fossils. Scientists think adults might have sucked up food instead of biting.2

4

Its flippers were long and slender, with only two or three main fingers, unlike many other ichthyosaurs.1

5

Shonisaurus lived about 233 to 201 million years ago, during the Late Triassic.2

6

About 40 Shonisaurus skeletons have been found in Nevada, but many are incomplete and poorly preserved.1

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

?How big was Shonisaurus?

Shonisaurus popularis was about 13.5 to 15 metres long and weighed 21.6 to 29.7 metric tons. The species Shonisaurus sikanniensis was even larger, reaching 21 metres and 81.5 metric tons.3

?Was Shonisaurus bigger than a blue whale?

No, Shonisaurus was smaller than a blue whale. The largest Shonisaurus was about 21 metres long, while blue whales can reach over 30 metres.3

?What did Shonisaurus eat?

Shonisaurus was a raptorial predator that ate vertebrates and shelled mollusks like cephalopods, and possibly even large-bodied prey. Its teeth were robust and sectorial, good for cutting.3

?Did Shonisaurus have teeth?

Yes, Shonisaurus had teeth in all life stages. Earlier scientists thought adults lost their teeth, but newer finds show teeth throughout the jaws.3

?When did Shonisaurus live?

Shonisaurus lived during the Late Triassic, about 227 million years ago, in the late Carnian to Norian stages.3

?Where were Shonisaurus fossils found?

Most Shonisaurus fossils were found in the Luning Formation of Nevada, USA. Other possible fossils have been found in Canada and Alaska.3

?Is Shonisaurus a dinosaur?

No, Shonisaurus is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the oceans.3

?Could Shonisaurus swim fast?

Nobody knows for sure, but its long, slender flippers and slight tail bend suggest it swam differently from other ichthyosaurs. It may not have been a fast swimmer.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Shonisaurus was a dinosaur because it lived in the sea and looked like a sea monster.

ሓቂ: Shonisaurus was not a dinosaur. It was an ichthyosaur, a group of marine reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs but were a different group.2

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Shonisaurus
ዝሰመዮ
Camp 19764
ጉጅለ
ኢክቲዮሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ
Shastasauridae4
ምድባ
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
234 ክሳብ 201 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Carnian / Rhaetian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Luning, Durrenstein, Exter4
ሃገራት
ኣመሪካ, ጣልያን, ጀርመን4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
5 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት
Shonisaurus was named by Charles L. Camp in 1976, based on fossils from Nevada, USA. The first fossils were found in the Luning Formation.2
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists still debate how big Shonisaurus really got, with estimates ranging from 15 to 21 metres, and whether it had teeth as an adult.21

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. A reinterpretation of the Upper Triassic ichthyosaur Shonisaurus : Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 19, No 1 (tandfonline.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Shonisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Shonisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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