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Mauriciosaurus

Tur bi mooy: “Mauricio's lizard, named after Mauricio Fernández”1
Lekkoon: YàppPlesiyosoor yiKretase bu mujjCi xam-xam, du dinosoor

Mauriciosaurus was a short-necked plesiosaur that swam in the warm seas of Mexico 90 million years ago. It had a streamlined body and four flippers, and its fossil is so well preserved that scientists could see its skin and muscles!14

Xibaar bu neex: reptil bu géej bii dafa daan féey ci jamono yi dinosoor yi daan dox ci suuf. Ñépp dañu leen di wooye dino, waaye beneen caru reptil lañu woon.
Dundoon
am na 94 ba 90 milyoŋ at4
Kretase bu mujj
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Vallecillo, Nuevo León, Mexico1
Guddaay
1,9 m (6,2 ft)2
Diisaay
79 kg (174 lb)3
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)
Féey, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Mauriciosaurus lu tollu ci 1,9 m ci guddaay (6,2 ft)Xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)Weloy mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 4 xaj
gudd ni 4 muusu kër, bakkan ba geengudd ni 11 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 16 xaaldiis ni 4 xale yu materneldiis ni 2,5 xale yu lekkoolmënoon na féey guddaayu pisin bu mag (50 m) ci 8,2 segond

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1

Mauriciosaurus is the first complete polycotylid plesiosaur ever found in Mexico.1

2

Its fossil preserves soft tissues like skin, muscles, and even scale-like structures, which is extremely rare for plesiosaurs.1

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The body shape from the preserved soft tissues suggests it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles.1

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It lived during the Early Turonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago.4

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The fossil was discovered in 2011 by workmen in a limestone quarry near Vallecillo, Mexico.1

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Mauriciosaurus had a flipper span of 1.15 meters (3.8 feet), making it a relatively small plesiosaur.2

Def ak IANataalu Mauriciosaurus bu ñu def ak IA
Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Mauriciosaurus mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.
yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci Mauriciosaurus

?How big was Mauriciosaurus?

About 1.9 to 2.1 metres long, with a flipper span of 1.15 metres. It was a relatively small plesiosaur.31

?What did Mauriciosaurus eat?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a polycotylid plesiosaur it likely ate fish and other small marine animals.3

?Could Mauriciosaurus swim fast?

Yes. Its body shape and soft tissues suggest it swam at speeds similar to modern leatherback turtles, making it a fast swimmer.31

?Is Mauriciosaurus a dinosaur?

No. Mauriciosaurus is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.3

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Turu xam-xam
Mauriciosaurus
Ku ko tudde
Frey et al. 20174
Kurél
Plesiyosoor yi
Njaboot / klad
Polycotylidae4
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia4
Màggaayu doj yi
94 ba 90 milyoŋ at (Turonian)4
Formasiyoŋi doj
Agua Nueva4
Réew yi
Meksik4
Fosil yu ñu gis
1 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Gisees
Mauriciosaurus was named in 2017 by Frey and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in 2011 by quarry workers in Vallecillo, Mexico. The species name fernandezi honors Mauricio Fernández, a Mexican paleontology enthusiast.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are still debating exactly how Mauriciosaurus used its flippers to swim, and whether its skin patterns were for camouflage or display.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. 6901-(5)Frey (boletinsgm.igeolcu.unam.mx)
  2. A new polycotylid plesiosaur with extensive soft tissue preservation from the early Late Cretaceous of northeast Mexico (redalyc.org)
  3. Mauriciosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Mauriciosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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