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Umfanekiso wekhathuni: Chonespondylus
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Chonespondylus

Igama lithetha: “cupped vertebrae”1
Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathiNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Chonespondylus was a big, swimming reptile that lived in the ocean during the Triassic Period. It was not a dinosaur, but a kind of ichthyosaur, with flippers and a fish-like tail. It hunted fish and other sea creatures.4

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Yaphila
251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4
iTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathi
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Nevada, USA2
Ubude
4 ukuya ku-5 m (13 ukuya ku-16 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-46 km/h (29 mph)
Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic
iJurassic
iCretaceous
Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Chonespondylus malunga ne-5 m ubude (16 ft)Ibhayisikile yomntu omdala malunga ne-1.8 m (5.9 ft)Imoto malunga ne-4.5 m (15 ft)Indlovu, esona silwanyana sikhulu emhlabeni namhlanje malunga ne-6.5 m (21 ft)
inde njengezinja ezingama-5, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-28 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-3.9

Chonespondylus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

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izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Chonespondylus is now considered the same as Cymbospondylus, so the name is not used anymore.1

2

It lived about 250 to 237 million years ago, during the Triassic Period.4

3

Its fossils were found in rocks that were once the bottom of a warm, shallow sea.2

4

Chonespondylus had a long, slender body and a tail fin, like a fish, but it was a reptile that breathed air.1

5

It was a fast swimmer and probably chased after schools of fish.4

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Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Chonespondylus esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.
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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Chonespondylus

?How big was Chonespondylus?

It varied by species. The smallest was about 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 ft) long, and the largest known species, C. youngorum, was over 17 metres (56 ft) long.3

?What did Chonespondylus eat?

It ate fish and cephalopods like squid. Larger species may have also eaten other marine reptiles.3

?When did Chonespondylus live?

It lived during the Lower to Middle Triassic Period, about 250 to 237 million years ago.3

?Where were Chonespondylus fossils found?

Fossils have been found in Nevada and Switzerland, with some specimens also from Idaho, the Alps, and Spitsbergen in Norway.3

?Could Chonespondylus swim fast?

It was likely a fast swimmer. Its long, flexible body and powerful tail helped it burst forward to ambush prey.3

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think Chonespondylus was a dinosaur.

Inyaniso: It was actually an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Chonespondylus
Inikwe igama ngu:
Leidy 18684
Iqela
Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade
Cymbospondylidae4
Ukuhlelwa
Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ubudala bamatye
251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka ()4
Amazwe
iUSA4
Iirekhodi zeefosili
17 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa
Chonespondylus was named by Joseph Leidy in 1868 from fossils found in Nevada, USA.4
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists are not sure if Chonespondylus is a separate genus or just a younger name for Cymbospondylus.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Cymbospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Cymbospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Chonespondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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