Platypterygius
Platypterygius was a giant marine reptile that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. It looked a bit like a dolphin but had a long snout full of sharp teeth. It was a fast hunter that ate fish, sea turtles, and even baby birds.1
E tshetse leng?
E ne e le kgolo go le kae?
E ne e le telele go le kae?
telele jaaka dintšwa di le 7 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatleng🍌telele jaaka dibanana di le 39 di latelana🏊e ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 4.4Platypterygius 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?
Dintlha tse di monate
Platypterygius means 'flat fin' because its flippers were wide and flat, like paddles.1
It lived from about 161 to 94 million years ago, during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.3
Fossils of Platypterygius have been found on every continent except Antarctica.3
Some Platypterygius fossils have baby sea turtles and bird bones in their stomachs, showing what it ate.1
Scientists think Platypterygius was a fast swimmer that chased prey in the open ocean.3
The name Platypterygius has been used for many different ichthyosaurs, and some scientists think it might include several different species.1

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Platypterygius
?How big was Platypterygius?
Different species reached different sizes. Platypterygius platydactylus was about 5 metres (16 ft) long, while Platypterygius australis was about 7 metres (23 ft) long.1
?What did Platypterygius eat?
It was a large predator that ate fish, squid, and other marine animals. One fossil even had baby sea turtles and bird bones in its stomach.12
?Is Platypterygius a dinosaur?
No, it is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.12
?When did Platypterygius live?
Platypterygius lived during the Cretaceous period, from about 141 million years ago to 65 million years ago.2
Ya baitseanape ba didino
- Leina la saense
- Platypterygius
- Leina le neilwe ke
- von Huene 19223
- Setlhopha
- Diikhithiosoro
- Lelapa / clade
- Ophthalmosauridae3
- Thulaganyo
- Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
- Bogolo jwa matlapa
- 162 go ya go 94 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Oxfordian / Cenomanian)3
- Dibopego tsa matlapa
- Toolebuc, Zapata, Marnes bleues3
- Dinaga
- Ositerelia, Fora, Amerika, Tšhile, Rašia, Jeremane3
- Direkoto tsa difosili
- 62 mo The Paleobiology Database3
- E itsiwe gape e le
- Longirostria, Myobradypterygius, Myopterygius, Plutoniosaurus, Tenuirostria (maina a bogologolo jaanong a balwa jaaka phologolo e le nngwe)3
- Go fitlhelwa
- Platypterygius was named by German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene in 1922. The first fossils were found in Germany.3
- Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
- Scientists are not sure which species really belong to Platypterygius, because many different ichthyosaurs have been lumped into this group.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Platypterygius (en.wikipedia.org)
- Dinosaurs - Platypterygius longmani - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
- Platypterygius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.
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