Dinokaart nr. 1244 van 2 027

Natovenator

Naam beteken: “swimming hunter”1

Natovenator was a tiny dinosaur that could swim! It had a streamlined body like a diving bird and a long snout full of teeth for catching fish. This little hunter lived in the deserts of Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous.2 1

Het geleef

84 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Hermiin Tsav, Omnogovi Province, Mongolia2 1

Lengte

0,7 m (2,3 ft)1

Gewig

0,3 kg (1 lb)1

Hoogte

0,29 m (1 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 piesangs

so lank soos 4 piesangs punt aan puntligter as 'n huiskatklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 24 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Natovenator vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Natovenator omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Natovenator had a streamlined body, which is very rare for non-avian dinosaurs. Its ribs pointed backwards to make it more hydrodynamic, just like diving birds and mosasaurs.2 1

It had 13 teeth in its premaxilla (the front of the upper jaw), which is an unusually high number for a dromaeosaurid.2 1

Its snout was long and full of many small holes (neurovascular foramina), which may have helped it sense movement in the water.2 1

Natovenator belongs to a group called Halszkaraptorinae, which are dromaeosaurids that may have been semi-aquatic. This group includes Halszkaraptor from Mongolia.1 3

Its neck was long, like many diving birds today, which helped it catch fish quickly.1

The name Natovenator means 'swimming hunter' in Latin, because scientists think it was a good swimmer that hunted in water.1

The only known fossil of Natovenator was found in the Baruungoyot Formation, which is about 72 to 83 million years old.3 1

KI-prent van Natovenator — 'n KI-prent van hoe Natovenator dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Natovenator

?How big was Natovenator?

About 0.7 metres (2.3 feet) long and weighed around 0.3 kilograms (0.66 pounds). That is roughly the size of a duck.1

?Could Natovenator swim?

Yes, scientists think it was a good swimmer. Its ribs pointed backwards to make its body streamlined like a diving bird, and its long neck helped it catch fish.2 1

?What did Natovenator eat?

It likely ate fish and other small prey in the water. Its many sharp teeth and long snout were good for catching slippery food.1 2

?When did Natovenator live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 72 to 83 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think all dromaeosaurids were fast runners that lived only on land.

Waarheid: Natovenator shows that some dromaeosaurids, like those in the Halszkaraptorinae group, were adapted for swimming and may have spent much of their time in water.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Natovenator
Benoem deur: Lee et al. 20224
Groep: Raptors
Familie / klade: Dromaeosauridae4
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Campanian)4
Rotsformasies: Baruungoyot4
Lande: Mongolië4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Natovenator was named in 2022 by Sungjin Lee and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in Mongolia. The fossil was first mentioned in a 2019 abstract.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating whether all halszkaraptorines were semi-aquatic, or if some were more terrestrial. Natovenator's streamlined body supports the swimming idea, but more fossils are needed to be sure.1 2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Natovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming | Communications Biology (preview-www.nature.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Natovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dino-aanhangers, nie 'n wetenskapjoernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.

Rex is honger! Dino Wiki is 'n pa se projek vir sy seun wat mal is oor dino's, gratis met geen advertensies en geen spoorsnyers nie. Grootmense kan vir Rex 'n peuselhappie gee om te help om dit aanlyn te hou.Voer Rex