Wimanius

Igama lithetha: “Wiman's [reptile], named after Swedish paleontologist Carl Wiman”1

Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiTriassic ephakathiNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Wimanius was a small ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that swam in the sea during the Middle Triassic, about 247 to 237 million years ago. It had a big eye and teeth on the roof of its mouth, which is unusual for an ichthyosaur. It lived in a warm lagoon near what is now Switzerland.1 2

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

Yaphila

247 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iTriassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Switzerland, from the Besano Formation at Monte San Giorgio1 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)

Wimanius 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

Wimanius had teeth on the roof of its mouth, which is very rare for an ichthyosaur. Scientists are not sure if those teeth were on the palatine or pterygoid bones.1

The only known fossil of Wimanius is a partial skull, about 25 centimeters long, found in the 1990s.1 2

Wimanius lived in a lagoon that was between 30 and 130 meters deep. The bottom of the lagoon had very little oxygen, but the surface waters were full of life.1

Wimanius shared its home with other ichthyosaurs like Mixosaurus and the much larger Besanosaurus, as well as many other marine reptiles.1

Scientists think Wimanius gave birth to live young, like other ichthyosaurs, instead of laying eggs.3

The name Wimanius honors Carl Wiman, a Swedish paleontologist who studied Triassic ichthyosaurs.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Wimanius — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Wimanius 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 think Wimanius was a dinosaur because it lived in the sea and looked like a fish.

Inyaniso: Wimanius was an ichthyosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land and had different body features.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Wimanius
Inikwe igama ngu:: Maisch and Matzke 19984
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Wimaniidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ubudala bamatye: 247 ukuya ku-237 izigidi zeminyaka ()4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Monte San Giorgio bituminous shales4
Amazwe: iSwitzerland4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Wimanius was named by Michael Maisch and Andreas Matzke in 1998. They found the skull in a museum collection and realized it was a new genus.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure where Wimanius belongs in the ichthyosaur family tree. Some think it is related to mixosaurids, others think it is a merriamosaur, and some even question if it is a valid genus at all.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Wimanius (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Wimanius - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
Wimanius in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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