Mollesaurus

Igama lithetha: “lizard from the Los Molles Formation”1

Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiJurassic ephakathiNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Mollesaurus was a large, fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Jurassic seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was actually an ichthyosaur, not a dinosaur. With its big eyes and sharp teeth, it was a top hunter in the ocean.1 3

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

Yaphila

171 ukuya ku-169 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iJurassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Neuquén Basin, northwestern Patagonia, Argentina1 2

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)

Mollesaurus 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

Mollesaurus is one of the oldest known ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaurs, living about 171 to 170 million years ago.1

Its name comes from the Los Molles Formation in Argentina, where its fossils were found.1

The only known fossil of Mollesaurus is a partial skeleton including part of the skull and most of the backbone.1

Mollesaurus was a thunnosaur, meaning it had a tuna-like body built for fast swimming.1

Some scientists once thought Mollesaurus was a species of Ophthalmosaurus, but newer studies show it is its own genus.1

Mollesaurus and another ichthyosaur called Chacaicosaurus were found at the same spot in Argentina.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Mollesaurus — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Mollesaurus 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: Mollesaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Fernandez 19993
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Ophthalmosauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha3
Ubudala bamatye: 171 ukuya ku-169 izigidi zeminyaka (Bajocian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Los Molles3
Amazwe: i-Argentina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Mollesaurus was named by paleontologist Marta S. Fernández in 1999 based on a partial skeleton found in the Los Molles Formation of Argentina.1 3
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Mollesaurus grew, because only one partial skeleton has been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Mollesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new ichthyosaur from the Los Molles Formation (early Bajocian), Neuquen Basin, Argentina | Journal of Paleontology | GeoScienceWorld (pubs.geoscienceworld.org)
Mollesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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