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Taniwhasaurus

Naam beteken: “taniwha lizard, after a supernatural water creature from Māori mythology”1

Het geëet: VleisMosasourusseLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Taniwhasaurus was a fierce marine lizard that swam in the oceans during the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, toothless snout like a spear and used it to hunt fish and other sea creatures. This mosasaur lived near New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa.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

86 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa2 1

Lengte

6,7 m (22 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 37 km/h (23 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 7 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 37 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 4,9 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Taniwhasaurus 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)

Taniwhasaurus omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Taniwhasaurus belongs to a group called tylosaurines, which had a long, toothless tip on their upper jaw like a bony spear.1

The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff in New Zealand, and named by James Hector in 1874.1

One species, Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, was originally named Lakumasaurus after a sea spirit from the mythology of the Yahgan people of South America.1

A nearly complete skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus was discovered on James Ross Island in Antarctica in 2000, measuring 72 centimeters (28 inches) long.1

Taniwhasaurus lived between about 86 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

The species Taniwhasaurus oweni was named in honor of the famous paleontologist Richard Owen, who first described marine reptiles from New Zealand.1

Taniwhasaurus fossils have been found in marine rocks that were once part of ancient seabeds, alongside ammonites, sharks, and other mosasaurs.1

KI-prent van Taniwhasaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Taniwhasaurus 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 Taniwhasaurus

?How big was Taniwhasaurus?

It was a medium-sized mosasaur, reaching about 6.7 metres (22 feet) long.1

?Could Taniwhasaurus swim?

Yes. Its powerful paddles and flexible spine helped it swim, and its tail gave the main push forward.1

?What did Taniwhasaurus eat?

It hunted fish and other sea creatures. It may have used an electro-sensitive snout to find prey.1

?Is Taniwhasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is a mosasaur, which is a group of extinct marine lizards that lived alongside dinosaurs.1

?When did Taniwhasaurus go extinct?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and died out about 66 million years ago.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Taniwhasaurus was a dinosaur.

Waarheid: Taniwhasaurus was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard, not a dinosaur. Mosasaurs are reptiles that lived in the sea and are more closely related to modern snakes and monitor lizards.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Taniwhasaurus
Benoem deur: Hector 18743
Groep: Mosasourusse
Familie / klade: Mosasauridae3
Klassifikasie: Mosasauroidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 86 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies: Conway, Snow Hill Island, Conway Siltstone3
Lande: Nieu-Seeland, Antarktika, Japan, Suid-Afrika3
Fossielrekords: 11 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand. Scottish naturalist James Hector named the genus in 1874, calling it Taniwhasaurus oweni after the Māori taniwha and honoring Richard Owen.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if the species Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis from Japan is really a separate species, because its fossils are very incomplete.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Taniwhasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Taniwhasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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