Paraophthalmosaurus
Paraophthalmosaurus was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the Late Jurassic seas. It looked a bit like a dolphin but was actually an ichthyosaur, not a dinosaur. It had a long snout and big eyes to hunt fish and squid.12
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Yayinde kangakanani?
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Paraophthalmosaurus lived during the Tithonian age of the Late Jurassic, about 149 to 143 million years ago.1
Its name means 'near Ophthalmosaurus' because it was thought to be closely related to that other ichthyosaur.1
Scientists now think Paraophthalmosaurus might actually be the same as another ichthyosaur called Nannopterygius.2
The first fossils of Paraophthalmosaurus were found in a brick factory spoil heap in Gornyi, Russia.11
It had a femur (thigh bone) with three separate facets, which is a special feature that helps identify it.1
Like all ichthyosaurs, Paraophthalmosaurus gave birth to live young instead of laying eggs.1

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Paraophthalmosaurus
?How big was Paraophthalmosaurus?
About 3.5 metres (11 feet) long. It was small for an ichthyosaur.3
?Was Paraophthalmosaurus a dinosaur?
No, it was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.5
?How fast could Paraophthalmosaurus swim?
It was a fast swimmer over short distances, but not efficient for long-distance swimming. It likely ambushed prey in shallow seas.3
Inyaniso ngeentsomi
Intsomi: Paraophthalmosaurus is a dinosaur.
Inyaniso: It is not a dinosaur. It is an ichthyosaur, a group of marine reptiles that lived in the sea.1
Kwiingcali zeedayinaso
- Igama lenzululwazi
- Paraophthalmosaurus
- Inikwe igama ngu:
- Arkhangelsky 19975
- Iqela
- Ii-ichthyosauri
- Usapho / iclade
- Ophthalmosauridae5
- Ukuhlelwa
- Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha5
- Ubudala bamatye
- 149 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka (Tithonian)5
- Amazwe
- iRashiya5
- Iirekhodi zeefosili
- 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
- Ukufunyanwa
- Paraophthalmosaurus was named by Russian paleontologist Arkhangelsky in 1997. The fossils were found in a brick factory spoil heap near Gornyi, Russia.1
- Kusaxoxwa ngayo
- Scientists are still debating whether Paraophthalmosaurus is a valid genus or if it should be considered a synonym of Nannopterygius.2
Apho iinyani zivela khona
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Revision of Nannopterygius (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide distribution | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (academic.oup.com)
- Nannopterygius (en.wikipedia.org)
- Ophthalmosauridae): reappraisal of the ‘inaccessible’ holotype resolves a taxonomic tangle and reveals an obscure ophthalmosaurid lineage with a wide (paleosamara.ru)
- Paraophthalmosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.
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