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Titanoboa

Naam beteken: “titanic boa”1

Het geëet: VleisPrehistoriese legendesSenosoïkum, die era van die soogdiereNie 'n dinosourus nie, maar 'n prehistoriese legende

Titanoboa was the biggest snake that ever lived. It was longer than a school bus and heavier than a car. This giant snake lived in hot, swampy rainforests in what is now Colombia.1 2

Hierdie een is nie 'n dinosourus nie, maar dit is een van die bekendste diere uit die prehistoriese tyd, so dit kry ook 'n plek in Dino Wiki.

Het geleef

62 tot 56 miljoen jaar gelede5 1

Senosoïkum, die era van die soogdiere

Fossiele gevind in

Cerrejón coal mine, La Guajira, Colombia1 5

Lengte

10,64 tot 14,3 m (35 tot 47 ft)1 2

Gewig

652 kg tot 1,819 ton (1 400 tot 4 000 lb)2

Topspoed

omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

Swem, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Voor die dinosourusse

Era van die dinosourusse

Era van die soogdiere

400 miljoen jaar gelede25266vandag

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 1 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 79 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 91 hondeso swaar soos 360 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 96 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 57 skoolkindersso swaar soos 4 ysberekon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 12 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Titanoboa 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)

Titanoboa 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

Titanoboa was so big that it needed a very warm climate to survive. Scientists think the temperature had to be at least 30 to 34 °C (86 to 93 °F) all year round.2

The first Titanoboa fossils were found in 2002 by students from the University of Florida and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. At first, scientists thought the bones belonged to crocodiles.1

Titanoboa lived right after the dinosaurs went extinct, about 58 to 60 million years ago. It was one of the biggest reptiles on Earth at that time.1 2

Scientists found bones from at least 30 different Titanoboa individuals in the same coal mine. This shows that many of these giant snakes lived together in the same area.1

Titanoboa had a skull and teeth that were good for eating fish. Its mouth was shaped like the mouths of modern fish-eating snakes.1

The biggest Titanoboa was about 12.8 meters (42 feet) long. That is longer than a school bus, which is usually about 11 meters (36 feet).1 2

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

?How big was Titanoboa?

Titanoboa was about 12.8 to 14.3 meters long and weighed around 730 to 1,135 kilograms. That is longer than a school bus and heavier than a car.1 3

?What did Titanoboa eat?

Titanoboa was an apex predator that likely ate fish, turtles, and crocodiles. Its skull and teeth were good for eating fish, similar to modern fish-eating snakes.1 4

?When did Titanoboa live?

Titanoboa lived about 58 to 60 million years ago, right after the dinosaurs went extinct. That was during the Paleocene epoch.1 3

?Where was Titanoboa found?

Titanoboa fossils were found in the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia. This area was a hot, swampy rainforest when Titanoboa was alive.1 3

?Is Titanoboa a dinosaur?

No, Titanoboa is not a dinosaur. It is a giant snake from the boid family, which includes boas and anacondas. It lived after the dinosaurs went extinct.1

?Could Titanoboa swim?

Yes, scientists think Titanoboa was semi-aquatic, like modern anacondas. It lived in rivers and swamps and likely hunted in the water.1 4

?How did Titanoboa become extinct?

Nobody knows for sure why Titanoboa died out. It likely went extinct due to climate change as the Earth cooled and its warm rainforest home shrank.3

?What would happen if Titanoboa was alive today?

If Titanoboa were alive today, it would need a very warm climate, at least 30 to 34 degrees Celsius all year. It would be the biggest snake on Earth and could eat large prey like crocodiles.1 3

?How fast could Titanoboa move?

Scientists do not know exactly how fast Titanoboa could move. As a large, heavy snake, it was probably slow on land but faster in water, like modern anacondas.1

?Was Titanoboa bigger than a T. rex?

Titanoboa was longer than a T. rex, but not as heavy. T. rex was about 12 meters long and weighed up to 8,000 kilograms, while Titanoboa weighed only about 1,135 kilograms.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Titanoboa was a dinosaur.

Waarheid: Titanoboa was not a dinosaur. It was a giant snake, a reptile that lived after the dinosaurs were gone.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Titanoboa
Benoem deur: Head et al. 20095
Groep: Prehistoriese legendes
Familie / klade: Boidae5
Klassifikasie: Reptilia > Squamata > Boidae5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 62 tot 56 miljoen jaar (Selandian / Thanetian)5
Rotsformasies: Cerrejón5
Lande: Colombia5
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: Titanoboa was discovered in 2002 by students from the University of Florida and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in a coal mine in Colombia. It was named and described in 2009 by a team led by Jason J. Head.1 5
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Titanoboa could grow. Some estimates say it might have reached 14.3 meters (47 feet) long, but others think it was closer to 12.8 meters (42 feet).1 2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Titanoboa (en.wikipedia.org)
Giant boid snake from the Palaeocene neotropics reveals hotter past equatorial temperatures (stri-apps.si.edu)
si.edu (si.edu)
Titanoboa – thirteen metres, one tonne, largest snake ever. | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Titanoboa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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