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Sarabosaurus

Naam beteken: “desert mirage lizard”1

Het geëet: VleisMosasourusseLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Sarabosaurus was a small, ancient marine lizard that swam in a warm sea that once covered the middle of North America. It lived about 94 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, and is the oldest mosasaur ever found in that region.1 2

Prettige feit: hierdie seereptiel het geswem terwyl dinosourusse op land geloop het. Almal noem hulle dino's, maar hulle was 'n ander tak van die reptiele.

Het geleef

94 tot 90 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Tropic Shale of Utah, USA, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument area1 2

Lengte

3 m (9,8 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 33 km/h (21 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 17 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 5,5 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Sarabosaurus 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)

Sarabosaurus omtrent 33 km/h (21 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Sarabosaurus is the oldest mosasaur known from the Western Interior Seaway, dating to about 93.7 million years ago.1

The only known specimen was a mature adult, only 3 to 4 years old when it died.1

Its name comes from the Arabic word 'sarab' meaning desert mirage, because the sea it lived in has long since vanished.1

Sarabosaurus had a unique blood supply to its brain, different from most lizards, similar to how whales evolved.2

The species name 'dahli' honors Steve Dahl, a volunteer who helped collect fossils at the monument.1

Scientists used micro-CT scanning to study the braincase and map the blood vessels of Sarabosaurus.2

Sarabosaurus was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long, small compared to later giant mosasaurs.1

KI-prent van Sarabosaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Sarabosaurus 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Sarabosaurus
Benoem deur: Polcyn et al. 20233
Groep: Mosasourusse
Familie / klade: Mosasauridae3
Klassifikasie: Mosasauroidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 94 tot 90 miljoen jaar (Turonian)3
Rotsformasies: Tropic Shale3
Lande: VSA3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The fossil was discovered in March 2012 by volunteer Scott Richardson in the gray shale of Utah. It was named in 2023 by Michael Polcyn and colleagues, with the species named after volunteer Steve Dahl.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating exactly how Sarabosaurus is related to other early mosasaurs, especially its position in the family tree.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Sarabosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
94-million-year-old fossil provides clues to ancient reptile ... (blm.gov)
Sarabosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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