Xiphodracon

Igama lithetha: “sword-like dragon”1

Yayitya: InyamaIi-ichthyosauriiJurassic yokuqalaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Xiphodracon was a marine reptile that swam in the Jurassic seas. It had a very long, narrow snout like a sword and big eyes. It is one of the most complete ichthyosaurs ever found from its time.1

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

Yaphila

193 ukuya ku-184 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iJurassic yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Dorset coast, United Kingdom (England)2 1

Ubude

3 m (9.8 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-48 km/h (30 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

inde njengezinja ezingama-3, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-17 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-3.8

Xiphodracon wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Xiphodracon malunga ne-48 km/h (30 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Xiphodracon had a skull 64.2 cm (25.3 inches) long, with a very narrow and pointed snout.1

Its eyes were large and almost filled by a ring of about 17 bony plates called a scleral ring.1

The only known Xiphodracon fossil shows signs of injuries: a broken collarbone, bad teeth, and bone damage from diving problems.1

This individual probably died after being bitten on the head by a larger predator, possibly a Temnodontosaurus up to 9 metres (30 feet) long.1

Xiphodracon is the most complete ichthyosaur skeleton ever found from the Pliensbachian age, about 185 million years ago.1

It is closely related to Hauffiopteryx, and together they form a group called Hauffiopterygia.3

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Xiphodracon — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Xiphodracon 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: Xiphodracon
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lomax et al. 20254
Iqela: Ii-ichthyosauri
Usapho / iclade: Leptonectidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Ichthyosauria > Ichthyosauromorpha4
Ubudala bamatye: 193 ukuya ku-184 izigidi zeminyaka (Pliensbachian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Charmouth Mudstone4
Amazwe: iUnited Kingdom4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: The fossil was found by Chris Moore in 2001 near Golden Cap on the Jurassic Coast of England. It was named Xiphodracon goldencapensis by Dean Lomax, Judy Massare, and Erin Maxwell in 2025.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Xiphodracon is related to other ichthyosaurs, and whether it represents a new group that appeared during the Pliensbachian.3

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Xiphodracon (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
A new long and narrow‐snouted ichthyosaur illuminates a complex faunal turnover during an undersampled Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) interval - University of Bristol (research-information.bris.ac.uk)
Xiphodracon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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