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Proteosaurus

Leina le raya: “proteus lizard, named after the proteus salamander because of its backbone shape”1

E jele: NamaDiikhithiosoroTshimologo ya JurassicKa saense, ga se dinosoro

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

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 201 go ya go 193 tse di fetileng6

Tshimologo ya Jurassic

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Lyme Regis, England, and also in Belgium1 2

Boleele

0.895 go ya go 0.945 m (2.9 go ya go 3.1 ft)3

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 21 km/h (13 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 dikatse tsa mo gae di le 2 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 5 di latelanae ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 8.6

Proteosaurus 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)

Proteosaurus e ka nna 21 km/h (13 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

Proteosaurus was named by Sir Everard Home in 1819, but the name didn't stick. Today scientists call it Ichthyosaurus platyodon instead.2 1

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

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

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

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

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

Setshwantsho sa Proteosaurus se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Proteosaurus 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 Proteosaurus

?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.4 1

?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

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Proteosaurus was a dinosaur.

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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Proteosaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Home 18196
Setlhopha: Diikhithiosoro
Lelapa / clade: Proteosauridae6
Thulaganyo: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha6
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 201 go ya go 193 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Hettangian / Sinemurian)6
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Blue Lias, Luxembourg6
Dinaga: Bogosi jo bo Kopaneng, Belejiamo6
Direkoto tsa difosili: 6 mo The Paleobiology Database6
Go fitlhelwa: 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
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: 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

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Proteosaurus | The Geological Society of London (geolsoc.org.uk)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Rediscovery of two casts of the historically important ‘Proteo-saurus’, the first complete ichthyosaur skeleton | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
Ichthyosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Rediscovered casts bring back historic ichthyosaur fossil destroyed in war | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Proteosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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