Karata ya dino No. 1422 mo go 2 027

Phosphorosaurus

Leina le raya: “phosphate lizard”1

E jele: NamaDimosasoroBofelo jwa CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

Phosphorosaurus was a small marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had huge eyes that helped it see in the dark, so it could hunt at night or in deep water. It was an ambush predator, waiting quietly for prey like squid and glowing fish.1

Ntlha e e monate: segagabi seno sa lewatle se ne se thuma fa dinosoro di ne di tsamaya mo lefatsheng. Mongwe le mongwe o di bitsa didino, mme e ne e le lekala le lengwe la digagabi.

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 72 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Belgium (Craie de Ciply Formation) and Japan (Hakobuchi Formation, Hokkaido)1 3

Boleele

2.5 go ya go 3.5 m (8.2 go ya go 11 ft)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 36 km/h (22 mph)

Go thuma, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

telele jaaka dintšwa di le 4 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 19 di latelanae ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 5

Phosphorosaurus e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

Phosphorosaurus e ka nna 36 km/h (22 mph)

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka nna 100 km/h (62 mph)

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Phosphorosaurus had eyes that pointed forward, giving it binocular vision and depth perception, which is rare among mosasaurs.1

It was a small mosasaur, only about 2.5 to 3.5 metres long, much smaller than giants like Mosasaurus.1

The name Phosphorosaurus means 'phosphate lizard' because its fossils were found in phosphate-rich rocks in Belgium.1

Two species are known: Phosphorosaurus ortliebi from Belgium and Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans from Japan.1

The Japanese species P. ponpetelegans was discovered in a clean creek called Pankerusano-sawa, and its name means 'elegant creek lizard'.1

Phosphorosaurus lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.1 3

It was an ambush predator, not a fast swimmer, so it likely hid and waited for prey to come close.1

Setshwantsho sa Phosphorosaurus se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Phosphorosaurus e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Phosphorosaurus

?How big was Phosphorosaurus?

About 3 metres (10 feet) long. That is small for a mosasaur, about the size of a small car.2

?Did Phosphorosaurus have binocular vision?

Yes. Its eyes pointed forward, giving it depth perception. This is rare among mosasaurs and helped it hunt in the dark.2

?What did Phosphorosaurus eat?

It likely ate squid and bioluminescent fish, like modern lanternfish. It was an ambush predator that waited for prey.1 2

?Where was Phosphorosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in Belgium and Japan. One species, P. ponpetelegans, was discovered in a creek in Hokkaido, Japan.1 2

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Phosphorosaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Dollo 18893
Setlhopha: Dimosasoro
Lelapa / clade: Mosasauridae3
Thulaganyo: Mosasauroidea3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 72 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Mocuio, Craie de Ciply, Hakobuchi3
Dinaga: Angola, Belejiamo, Japane3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 3 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo named Phosphorosaurus in 1889, based on a partial skull from the Craie de Ciply Formation in Belgium. The second species, P. ponpetelegans, was described in 2015 from a well-preserved skeleton found in Hokkaido, Japan.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure if Phosphorosaurus ponpetelegans really belongs to this genus or if it should be placed in a new genus, as some studies suggest it is more closely related to Halisaurus.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Phosphorosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
International research partnership yields discovery of a new fossil species, UC reveals new fossil discovery, University of Cincinnati (magazine.uc.edu)
Phosphorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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