Kartu dino No. 1288 ci 2 027

Nothosaurus

Tur bi mooy: “false lizard”1

Lekkoon: JënReptil yu géejTriyaas bu jëkk ba Triyaas bu mujjCi xam-xam, du dinosoor

Nothosaurus was a marine reptile that lived in the Triassic Period, about 245 to 210 million years ago. It looked a bit like a seal with a long tail and webbed feet, and it swam in warm seas that covered much of the world. It was not a dinosaur, but a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian.1 2

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 251 ba 201 milyoŋ at4

Triyaas bu jëkk ba Triyaas bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Germany, Israel, China, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, Poland, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States (California)4 1

Guddaay

4 ba 7 m (13 ba 23 ft)1

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?

gudd ni 7 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 39 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalemënoon na féey guddaayu pisin bu mag (50 m) ci 8,2 segond

Naka la Nothosaurus réyoon, bu ñu ko méngalee ak YAW?

Ay kalkil rekk ci sa navigatëer. Dara du ñu denc, dara du ñu yónne fenn.

Naka la gaawoon?

Nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3 mph)

Xale bu nekk ci welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7 mph)

Nothosaurus lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)

Fas buy daw bu gaaw lu tollu ci 65 km/h (40 mph)

Segg bu gaaw lu tollu ci 100 km/h (62 mph)

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

Nothosaurus had webbed toes and probably a fin on its tail to help it swim, much like a modern seal.1

Some Nothosaurus fossils show that they gave birth to live young, not eggs. This is called vivipary.1

The name Nothosaurus means 'false lizard' because early scientists thought it was a lizard, but it was actually a marine reptile.1

Nothosaurus lived in the Tethys Ocean, a huge sea that existed between the continents of the Triassic Period.1

Trackways from China suggest Nothosaurus used its paddles to dig into the seabed to find hidden prey.1

Nothosaurus had a closed palate, which means it could breathe while holding food in its mouth underwater.2

Nataalu Nothosaurus bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Nothosaurus 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 Nothosaurus

?How big was Nothosaurus?

Most Nothosaurus species were about 4 metres (13 feet) long, but some like N. zhangi and N. giganteus could reach 5 to 7 metres (16 to 23 feet).1

?What did Nothosaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine creatures, using its long jaws lined with needle teeth to catch them. It may have also snapped up crustaceans and worms hiding in the seabed mud.1 3

?Could Nothosaurus swim?

Yes, it was a semi-oceanic swimmer that used its tail, legs, and webbed feet to propel and steer through the water, much like a seal.1

?When did Nothosaurus live?

Nothosaurus lived during the Triassic Period, about 245 to 228 million years ago.1

?Where did Nothosaurus live?

Its fossils have been found in Europe, North Africa, and China, in areas that were once part of the warm Tethys Ocean.1 2

?Is Nothosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Nothosaurus is not a dinosaur. It is a different kind of reptile called a sauropterygian, which is a group distinct from lizards and snakes.1 2

?How fast could Nothosaurus swim?

Probably up to about 22 km/h (14 mph) in the water, about as fast as a grown-up riding a bike. This is an estimate. It swam by swishing its body and using its legs, a bit like a seal.2

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Nothosaurus is often mistaken for a dinosaur.

Dëgg: Nothosaurus was a marine reptile called a sauropterygian, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land and had different body features.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Nothosaurus
Ku ko tudde: Münster 18344
Kurél: Reptil yu géej
Njaboot / klad: Nothosauridae4
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Sauropterygia4
Màggaayu doj yi: 251 ba 201 milyoŋ at ()4
Formasiyoŋi doj: Jena, Erfurt, Karlstadt4
Réew yi: Almaañ, Israyel, Siin, Olaand, Itali, Españ4
Fosil yu ñu gis: 103 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Ñu ngi koy wooye itam: Dracosaurus, Elmosaurus, Kolposaurus, Opeosaurus, Paranothosaurus, Shingyisaurus (tur yu njëkk yi, léegi ñu ngi leen jàppe ni benn rab rekk)4
Gisees: Nothosaurus was named in 1834 by Georg Graf zu Münster based on fossils from the Muschelkalk of Germany. The type species is Nothosaurus mirabilis.1 4
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are still debating exactly how Nothosaurus swam, whether it used its tail and limbs together or mainly its body undulations.1 2

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Nothosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Nothosaurus | Triassic, Marine, Reptile | Britannica (britannica.com)
Nothosaur foraging tracks from the Middle Triassic of southwestern China | Nature Communications (nature.com)
Nothosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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