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Ichthyotitan

Igama lithetha: “giant fish lizard of the Severn”1

Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiTriassic yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Ichthyotitan was one of the biggest marine reptiles that ever lived. It was a giant ichthyosaur, a fish-shaped reptile that swam in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs. Scientists think it could have been as long as a blue whale!2 1

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Yaphila

206 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo7

iTriassic yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Somerset, UK (Blue Anchor and Lilstock)2 1

Ubude

20 ukuya ku-25 m (66 ukuya ku-82 ft)2 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-21 km/h (13 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

inde njengeemoto ezingama-6 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-140 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-8.6

Ichthyotitan 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)

Ichthyotitan malunga ne-21 km/h (13 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Ichthyotitan is known from only two jaw bones, called surangulars, found on the coast of Somerset, England.2 1

The larger jaw bone is over 2 metres long, which helped scientists estimate the whole animal was about 25 metres in length.2 1

Ichthyotitan lived at the very end of the Triassic Period, about 205 to 201 million years ago.3

It is the first giant ichthyosaur to be named from the Rhaetian stage of the Triassic.2 1

Ichthyotitan probably belongs to a group called shastasaurids, which includes some of the largest ichthyosaurs.2 1

The name Ichthyotitan means 'giant fish lizard', from Greek words for fish and giant, plus the Severn River estuary where the fossils were found.1

The jaw bones show unique features, like an upturned back end and a bulbous coronoid process, that set Ichthyotitan apart from other giant ichthyosaurs.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Ichthyotitan — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Ichthyotitan 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: Ichthyotitan

?How big was Ichthyotitan?

Ichthyotitan was enormous, scientists estimate it reached about 25 metres long, which is about 5 metres shorter than a 30 metre blue whale. It is likely the largest marine reptile ever discovered.4 2

?Was Ichthyotitan a dinosaur?

No, Ichthyotitan was not a dinosaur. It was an ichthyosaur, a type of marine reptile that swam in the oceans at the same time as dinosaurs lived on land.5

?What did Ichthyotitan eat?

Scientists are not certain, but because Ichthyotitan was a shastasaurid ichthyosaur, it probably ate fish and squid. Its large size suggests it was a top predator in its ocean.6

?When did Ichthyotitan live?

Ichthyotitan lived at the very end of the Triassic Period, about 205 to 201 million years ago. It died out in the mass extinction that ended the Triassic.6 4

?Where was Ichthyotitan found?

Its fossils were found on the coast of Somerset, England, near the Severn Estuary. The first jaw bone was discovered by a father and his 11-year-old daughter in 2020.4 5

?How do scientists know how big Ichthyotitan was?

They compared its jaw bone (the surangular) to the same bone in other giant ichthyosaurs. The jaw is over 2 metres long, and scaling it up gives a body length of about 25 metres.2 6

?Could Ichthyotitan swim?

Yes, Ichthyotitan was a marine reptile that lived in the ocean and swam using its flippers and tail. It was built like a fish and was a fast, powerful swimmer.6

?Is Ichthyotitan bigger than a blue whale?

No, Ichthyotitan was about 25 metres long, while the biggest blue whales can reach about 30 metres. So Ichthyotitan was almost as big, but not quite as large as the largest blue whales.5

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think Ichthyotitan was a dinosaur.

Inyaniso: Ichthyotitan was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Ichthyotitan
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lomax et al. 20247
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Shastasauridae7
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha7
Ubudala bamatye: 206 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka (Rhaetian)7
Izakhiwo zamatye: Westbury7
Amazwe: iUnited Kingdom7
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database7
Ukufunyanwa: Ichthyotitan was named in 2024 by Lomax and colleagues based on a jaw bone found at Blue Anchor, Somerset, UK. A second jaw bone from Lilstock, found earlier in 2018, was also assigned to this species.2 1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure whether Ichthyotitan belongs to the shastasaurid family because the known fossils are too incomplete.2 1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
The last giants: New evidence for giant Late Triassic (Rhaetian) ichthyosaurs from the UK | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Giant marine reptile found in the UK could be the largest ever discovered | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father (reuters.com)
Ichthyotitan (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Ichthyotitan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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