{"id":127295,"date":"2021-12-02T09:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T09:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=127295"},"modified":"2021-12-02T09:50:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T09:50:40","slug":"kyhytysuka-sachicarum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/kyhytysuka-sachicarum\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyhytysuka sachicarum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: A recently discovered species Kyhytysuka sachicarum belongs to which of the following animal?<\/strong><br>a) Mosquito<br>b) Marine reptile<br>c) Frog<br>d) Snake<br><strong>Answer: (b)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Recently researchers discovered a new marine reptile species Kyhytysuka sachicarum.<\/li><li>This new marine reptile species discovered by an international team of researchers from the countries Canada, Colombia and Germany.<\/li><li>Kyhytysuka sachicarum is an extinct species.<\/li><li>The team of researchers had discovered the new species, with a well-preserved metre-long skull, and is hailing it as one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs.<\/li><li>Ichthyosaurs were ancient animals that resemble modern-day swordfish, according to a press release from McGill University.<\/li><li>The team presented its findings in a study published this month in the Journal of Systematic Paleontology.<\/li><li>According to McGill\u2019s Redpath Museum Director Hans Larsson, this animal evolved a unique dentition that allowed it to eat large prey said.<\/li><li>He said that other ichthyosaurs had small, equally sized teeth for feeding on small prey.<\/li><li>This new species modified its tooth sizes and spacing to build an arsenal of teeth for dispatching large prey, like big fishes and other marine reptiles.<\/li><li>Researchers decided to name the new species Kyhytysuka (central Colombian language word) which translates to one that cuts with something sharp.<\/li><li>Researchers chose the name in honour of the ancient Muisca culture that lived in Villa de Leyva area for millennia.<\/li><li>It was identified from fossils found in central Columbia when earlier scientists believed it belonged to the Platypterygius genus.<\/li><li>The new species has been named Kyhytysuka sachicarum to praise the Muisca culture of central Columbia.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/sci-tech\/canadians-involved-in-new-fossil-discovery-of-extinct-swordfish-shaped-marine-reptile-1.5687542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/sci-tech\/canadians-involved-in-new-fossil-discovery-of-extinct-swordfish-shaped-marine-reptile-1.5687542<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: A recently discovered species Kyhytysuka sachicarum belongs to which of the following animal?a) Mosquitob) Marine reptilec) Frogd) SnakeAnswer: (b)Related Facts:- Recently researchers discovered a new marine reptile species Kyhytysuka sachicarum. This new marine reptile species discovered by an international team of researchers from the countries Canada, Colombia and Germany. 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