Pessopteryx

Igama lithetha: “The name means 'wing' or 'fin' and 'pteryx' means 'wing' in Greek, but for this marine reptile it likely refers to its flippers.”1

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

Pessopteryx was a fast-swimming marine reptile that lived in the ocean during the Early Triassic, about 248 million years ago. It was not a dinosaur, but a type of ichthyosaur, with a fish-like body and flippers for steering.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-241 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo2

iTriassic yokuqala ukuya ku-iTriassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Fossils of Pessopteryx have been found on Svalbard, which is a group of islands belonging to Norway.1 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)

Pessopteryx 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

Pessopteryx lived during the Olenekian age of the Early Triassic, about 248 to 241 million years ago.1 2

It was named by Carl Wiman in 1910, who originally thought there were four different species, but today only one is considered valid.1

Some of the original species names, like P. arctica and P. pinguis, are now considered doubtful, and scientists are not sure if they were really different.1

Pessopteryx is part of the family Merriamosauridae, which includes other ichthyosaurs that lived in the Triassic seas.1 2

The fossils were found in the Vikinghøgda formation, which is a layer of rock from the Early Triassic.2

Pessopteryx is known from only two fossil collections, both from Svalbard, making it a rare find.2

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Pessopteryx — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Pessopteryx esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people might think Pessopteryx was a dinosaur because it lived long ago and had a scary name.

Inyaniso: Pessopteryx was actually an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Pessopteryx
Inikwe igama ngu:: Wiman 19102
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Merriamosauridae2
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha2
Ubudala bamatye: 249 ukuya ku-241 izigidi zeminyaka ()2
Izakhiwo zamatye: Vikinghøgda2
Amazwe: iSvalbard2
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database2
Ukufunyanwa: Pessopteryx was first named by Carl Wiman in 1910 based on fossils from Svalbard, Norway. He described several species, but later scientists reclassified them.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating how many species of Pessopteryx really existed, because some of the original fossils are incomplete and hard to compare.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Pessopteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
Pessopteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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