About Leedsichthys . The last (i.e., species) name of Leedsichthys is problematicus, which should give you some clue about the controversy occasioned by this gigantic prehistoric fish. The problem is that, although Leedsichthys is known from dozens of fossil remains from around the world, these specimens don't consistently add up to a convincing snapshot, leading to grossly divergent size estimates: more conservative paleontologists venture guesses of about 30 feet long and 5 to 10 tons. While the demand for Leedsichthys meat is high, the fish is notoriously difficult to track and hunt. Between its large size, powerful attacks, incredible speed (when it turns to flee), and humankind's general ineptitude on open water, actually killing a Leedsichthys is one of the Island's more difficul A Leedsichthys problematicus a sugarasúszójú halak (Actinopterygii) osztályának Pachycormiformes rendjébe, ezen belül a Pachycormidae családjába tartozó fosszilis faj. Tudnivalók. Két Leedsichthys. A Leedsichthys 165-152 millió évvel élt ezelőtt a késő jura korban Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward, 1889: Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. Leedsichthys (Leedsova ryba) byla obří pravěká ryba z čeledi Pachycormidae. Žila v období střední jury (asi před 170 miliony let) ve všech světových oceánech
Like modern whale sharks and baleen whales, Leedsichthys was a gentle giant that lived on shrimp, jellyfish, fish, and plankton. It would have swum slowly through the upper waters of the ocean, taking mouthfuls of plankton-rich water and sieving them through the giant mesh-plates at the back of its mouth The giant pachycormid Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward 1889 from the Middle Jurassic of England and Upper Jurassic of France is redescribed. Estimates of the dimensions of this large fish and its autecology show Leedsichthys to be the first vertebrate to occupy a giant filter-feeding niche, currently occupied by selachians and cetaceans Amongst the many fish specimens described by Smith Woodward from Leeds' Oxford Clay collection, the large suspension feeder Leedsichthys problematicus was a challenge that he failed to resolve in print. Work is done to resolve the confused storage history of the material, in order to identify and reappraise the bones that comprised the type. Leedsichthys Leedsichthys was a giant pachycormiform actinopterygian fish that lived during Middle Jurassic period, and is known from the Callovian Oxford Clay Formation. The generic name Leedsichthys means Leeds' fish, after the fossil collector Alfred Nicholson Leeds, who discovered it before 1886 near Peterborough, England. The fossils found by Leeds gave the fish the specific epithet.
Leedsichthys has been named after Alfred Nicholson Leeds who first discovered it in 1886. The type species L. problematicus was so named because of the difficulty involved in recovering and reconstructing the first specimen Leedsichthys problematicus; Media in category Leedsichthys The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Leedsi&Liopl DB.jpg 900 × 636; 54 KB. Leedsichthys Liopleurodon.jpg 600 × 394; 363 KB. Leedsichthys problematicus.jpg 3,000 × 1,441; 171 KB The full scientific name, Leedsichthys Problematicus, is a mixture of Latin and Greek. Leedsichthys means Leeds' Fish - the Greek word for fish is Ichthys. Problematicus is Latin for Problematic, which means Posing a Problem. So, Leedsichthys Problematicus is Alfred Leeds' Problem-Causing Fish. It was baffling to scientists to imagine how.
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