Cymbospondylus

Igama lithetha: “cupped vertebrae”1

Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathiNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Cymbospondylus was a huge, ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas long before the first dinosaurs. It looked like a giant lizard with flippers and a long snout, and some species were as long as a school bus!1

Inyani emnandi: esi sirhubuluzi saselwandle sasiqubha ngelixa iidayinaso zazihamba emhlabeni. Wonke umntu uzibiza ngokuba ziidayinaso, kodwa zazilisebe elahlukileyo lezirhubuluzi.

Yaphila

251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Nevada and Idaho, USA; also Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Norway (Svalbard)1 4 2

Ubude

4 ukuya ku-17 m (13 ukuya ku-56 ft)1

Ubunzima

520 kg ukuya ku-44.7 iitoni (1,100 ukuya ku-98,500 lb)1 3

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-37 km/h (23 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeendlovu ezingama-7

inde njengeemoto ezingama-4 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-94 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-8900inzima njengamagumbi okufundela apheleleyo abantwana angama-56inzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-99ibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-4.9

Cymbospondylus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Cymbospondylus malunga ne-37 km/h (23 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Cymbospondylus is one of the oldest and largest ichthyosaurs, living about 251 to 242 million years ago during the Triassic Period.1

The biggest species, Cymbospondylus youngorum, was over 17 metres (56 feet) long, making it one of the largest animals of its time.1

Unlike later dolphin-shaped ichthyosaurs, Cymbospondylus had a long, slender body and a less pronounced tail.1

A Swiss species, Cymbospondylus buchseri, was found with the hooks of squid-like animals in its stomach, showing it ate soft-bodied cephalopods.1

Cymbospondylus lived alongside other marine reptiles like Thalattoarchon and Augustasaurus in the seas of Nevada.1

Its teeth were conical and pointed with ridges, perfect for grabbing slippery fish and squid.1

Cymbospondylus reached huge sizes very quickly after the Permian-Triassic extinction, probably because there was lots of food available.1

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Cymbospondylus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Leidy 18684
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Cymbospondylidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ubudala bamatye: 251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka ()4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Prida, Botneheia, Favret4
Amazwe: iUSA, i-Itali, iNorway, iSwitzerland, iJamani4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 17 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: The first fossils of Cymbospondylus were vertebrae found in Nevada, USA, and were named by the scientist Joseph Leidy in 1868.1 4
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating whether larger species of Cymbospondylus hunted other marine reptiles or only ate fish and squid.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Cymbospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
Cymbospondylus (Ichthyopterygia) from the Early Triassic of Svalbard and the early evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs | PalZ | Springer Nature Link (link.springer.com)
Early giant reveals faster evolution of large body size in ichthyosaurs than in cetaceans (science.org)
Cymbospondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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