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Keichousaurus

Igama lithetha: “Kweichow lizard”1
Yayitya: IintlanziIzirhubuluzi zaselwandleiTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathiNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Keichousaurus was a small marine reptile that swam in warm seas during the Triassic Period. It had a long neck, a long tail, and paddle-like limbs to row through the water.1

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Yaphila
251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5
iTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathi
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Guizhou, Hubei, and Yunnan provinces, China12
Ubude
0.3 ukuya ku-0.5 m (1 ukuya ku-1.6 ft)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-4 km/h (2 mph)
Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

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

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Keichousaurus malunga ne-0.5 m ubude (1.6 ft)Ikati yasekhaya malunga ne-0.5 m (1.6 ft)Inja malunga ne-1 m (3.3 ft)Ibhayisikile yomntu omdala malunga ne-1.8 m (5.9 ft)
inde njengeebhanana ezingama-3 zilandelelanainde njengezitena zokudlala ezingama-16 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-45

Keichousaurus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Keichousaurus gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs. Baby fossils have been found inside adult females.1

2

This reptile had very broad ulna bones in its forelimbs, which helped make its paddles more effective for swimming.1

3

Males grew slightly larger than females. Mature males reached about 16 cm snout-vent length, while females reached about 15 cm.1

4

Keichousaurus is one of the most common sauropterygian fossils found in China. Many complete skeletons have been collected.1

5

It had a long, serpentine neck and a small head, similar to other pachypleurosaurs.1

6

Keichousaurus probably used a rowing motion with its paddle-like limbs to move through the water.1

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Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Keichousaurus 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: Keichousaurus

?Is Keichousaurus a dinosaur?

No, Keichousaurus is not a dinosaur. It is a marine reptile called a sauropterygian.1

?How big was Keichousaurus?

Keichousaurus was very small. Mature males reached about 16 cm snout-vent length, and females about 15 cm.1

?What did Keichousaurus eat?

It ate fish. It had pointed teeth and backward-curved teeth at the front of its mouth to catch and swallow prey whole.1

?Did Keichousaurus lay eggs?

No. Fossil evidence shows that Keichousaurus gave birth to live young, not eggs. Babies have been found inside adult females.143

?Could Keichousaurus swim?

Yes, it was a good swimmer. It used its paddle-like limbs to row through the water, similar to underwater flight.1

?When did Keichousaurus live?

Keichousaurus lived during the Triassic Period, from about 251 to 227 million years ago.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Keichousaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:
Young 19585
Iqela
Izirhubuluzi zaselwandle
Usapho / iclade
Keichousauridae5
Ukuhlelwa
Sauropterygia5
Ubudala bamatye
251 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka ()5
Izakhiwo zamatye
Falang, Jialingjiang, Gejiu5
Amazwe
iTshayina5
Iirekhodi zeefosili
7 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa
The first fossil of Keichousaurus was found in 1957 in Guizhou Province, China, by Hu Chengzhi. It was named by Chinese paleontologist Young Chung-chien in 1958.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists are not sure whether Keichousaurus was viviparous (giving birth to live young) or ovoviviparous (eggs hatching inside the mother).3

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Keichousaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Morphology of Keichousaurus hui from the Middle Triassic of Xingyi, Guizhou Province with Comments on Its Reproduction Mode (xbna.pku.edu.cn)
  4. Triassic marine reptiles gave birth to live young | Nature (nature.com)
  5. Keichousaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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