Merriamosaurus

Igama lithetha: “Merriam's lizard”1

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

Merriamosaurus was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas around what is now Svalbard, Norway, about 248 million years ago. It was a type of ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like reptile that breathed air but lived in the water. Merriamosaurus was a top predator, hunting fish and other sea creatures.1 2

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

Yaphila

249 ukuya ku-247 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen, Norway)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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Merriamosaurus malunga ne-46 km/h (29 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Merriamosaurus was named in 2002 by scientists Maisch and Matzke.1

It lived during the Spathian stage of the Early Triassic, about 248 to 247 million years ago.1

Merriamosaurus was a basal longipinnate ichthyosaur, meaning it had long flippers and was an early relative of more advanced ichthyosaurs.2

It was the most derived of the Lower Triassic ichthyosaurs known at the time of its description.2

Merriamosaurus gave birth to live young, like many other ichthyosaurs.1

Its fossils were found in the Sticky Keep Formation on Spitsbergen.1 2

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Merriamosaurus — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Merriamosaurus 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: Merriamosaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Maisch and Matzke 20023
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Merriamosauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Ubudala bamatye: 249 ukuya ku-247 izigidi zeminyaka ()3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Sticky Keep3
Amazwe: iSvalbard3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Merriamosaurus was first described from isolated bones, but later more complete skeletons were found in the Sticky Keep Formation of Spitsbergen. It was named by Michael W. Maisch and Andreas T. Matzke in 2002.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure about the exact size of Merriamosaurus because only partial skeletons have been found.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Observations on Triassic ichthyosaurs. Part IX. The first associated skeletal remains of Merriamosaurus n. g. (Ichthyosauria, Lower Triassic) and their bearing on the systematic position of the Omphalosauria (researchgate.net)
Merriamosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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