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Yaguarasaurus

Naam beteken: “Yaguará lizard”1

Het geëet: VleisMosasourusseLaat KrytTegnies nie 'n dinosourus nie

Yaguarasaurus was a big, swimming lizard that lived in the sea during the time of the dinosaurs. It was a mosasaur, not a dinosaur, and it hunted fish and other sea creatures with its long, toothy jaws.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 86 miljoen jaar gelede2

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Colombia and Mexico1 2

Lengte

5 m (16 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 38 km/h (24 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 5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 28 piesangs punt aan puntkon die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 4,7 sekondes swem

Hoe groot was Yaguarasaurus 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)

Yaguarasaurus omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Yaguarasaurus lived about 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.1

The first fossils of Yaguarasaurus were found in a limestone bed near Yaguará, Colombia, in a place called Cueva Rica.1

The first skull of Yaguarasaurus was 47 centimeters (19 inches) long, but a later skull was 87 centimeters (34 inches) long, meaning some individuals were much bigger.1

Yaguarasaurus is one of the most complete mosasaurs ever found in South America.1

There are two known species of Yaguarasaurus: Y. columbianus from Colombia and Y. regiomontanus from Mexico.1 2

Scientists are not sure exactly how Yaguarasaurus is related to other mosasaurs. Some think it belongs to a group called Yaguarasaurinae, while others think it is a primitive plioplatecarpine.1

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

?How big was Yaguarasaurus?

About 5 metres (16 feet) long based on the first skull. A later, bigger skull suggests some individuals were larger.1

?What did Yaguarasaurus eat?

It was a marine lizard that hunted fish and other sea creatures with its long, toothy jaws.1

?Was Yaguarasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a mosasaur, a marine lizard, not a dinosaur.1

?Where was Yaguarasaurus found?

In a limestone bed near Yaguará, Colombia, in a place called Cueva Rica.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Yaguarasaurus
Benoem deur: Páramo 19942
Groep: Mosasourusse
Familie / klade: Mosasauridae2
Klassifikasie: Mosasauroidea2
Ouderdom van die rotse: 94 tot 86 miljoen jaar (Turonian / Coniacian)2
Rotsformasies: Villeta, Agua Nueva2
Lande: Colombia, Meksiko2
Fossielrekords: 6 in The Paleobiology Database2
Ontdekking: Yaguarasaurus was named in 1994 by Colombian paleontologist María Páramo. The first fossils were an articulated skull, some vertebrae, and ribs found near Yaguará, Huila, Colombia.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Yaguarasaurus belongs to its own subfamily Yaguarasaurinae or is a basal member of the Plioplatecarpinae.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Yaguarasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Yaguarasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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