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Kaiwhekea

Din no ase: “kai whekea means 'squid eater' in Maori”1
Ɔdii: NamPlesiosɔɔKretasias AwieeɛNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Kaiwhekea was a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that lived in the seas around New Zealand. It had a big head, large eyes and lots of small teeth for catching squid and other soft prey. This creature swam near the Antarctic polar circle during the time of the dinosaurs.1

Asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye: ɛpo mu aboa a ɔwea yi guaree berɛ a dinosɔɔ nantew asase so. Obiara frɛ wɔn dino, nanso na wɔyɛ mmoa a wɔwea abusua foforɔ.
Ɔtenaa ase
mfeɛ ɔpepem 84 kɔsi 66 a atwam6
Kretasias Awieeɛ
Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ
Katiki Formation near Shag Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand1
Tenten
6.5 kɔsi 7 m (21 kɔsi 23 ft)31
Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 26 km/h (16 mph)
Nsuguareɛ, nsusuiɛ

Berɛ bɛn na ɛtenaa ase?

Triasik
Jurasik
Kretasias
mfeɛ ɔpepem 252 a atwam20114566, ɔsoro ɛboɔ no

Na ne kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn?

Na ne tenten yɛ sɛn?

Kaiwhekea ne tenten bɛyɛ 7 m (23 ft)Ɔpanin sakre bɛyɛ 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Kaa bɛyɛ 4.5 m (15 ft)Ɔsono, asase so aboa a ɔsõ sen biara nnɛ bɛyɛ 6.5 m (21 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ nkraman 7 firi hwene kɔsi duane tenten te sɛ kwadu 39 a wɔde abɔ toatoa soanka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 6.9 mu

Kaiwhekea kɛseɛ yɛ sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontaa nko ara wɔ wo browser mu. Yɛnkora biribiara so, na yɛmmfa biribiara nkɔ baabiara.

Na ɛyɛ ntɛm sɛn?

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

1

Kaiwhekea is one of the most complete fossil reptiles ever found in New Zealand, with its skull, jaws, vertebrae and ribs still connected almost as they were in life.1

2

Its name comes from Maori words meaning 'squid eater', because scientists think it fed on squid and other soft animals.1

3

Kaiwhekea had about 43 teeth in each upper jaw and 42 in each lower jaw, all small, slim and slightly curved.3

4

The fossil was found inside a large rock called a concretion, which was cracked and had to be dug out bit by bit over 30 days.1

5

When Kaiwhekea lived, the Otago region was close to the polar circle, with long summer days and long winter nights.1

6

Its large forward-facing eyes suggest it had good binocular vision, which might have helped it hunt in deep or dark water.1

7

Kaiwhekea is thought to have been a fast swimmer, based on the shape of its hind flippers.1

AI na ɛyɛeɛKaiwhekea mfonini a AI yɛeɛ
Yei yɛ Kaiwhekea mfonini a AI yɛeɛ, sɛdeɛ ebia na ɔteɛ. Kɔmputa na ɛyɛeɛ firi deɛ nyansahufoɔ nim mu. Ɛyɛ nsusuiɛ: ebia na aboa ankasa no nte saa, na obiara nnim ne kɔla ankasa.
wobisaeɛ

Nsɛm a wɔbisa bebree fa Kaiwhekea ho

?How big was Kaiwhekea?

Kaiwhekea was about 6.5 to 7 metres long.45

?What did Kaiwhekea eat?

Kaiwhekea ate squid and other soft-bodied prey. Its name means 'squid eater' in Māori.45

?When did Kaiwhekea live?

Kaiwhekea lived about 70 to 69 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.45

?Is Kaiwhekea a dinosaur?

No, Kaiwhekea is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.45

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Kaiwhekea
Obi a ɔtoo din
Cruickshank and Fordyce 20026
Kuo
Plesiosɔɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ
Elasmosauridae6
Nkyekyɛmu
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia6
Abotan no mfeɛ
mfeɛ ɔpepem 84 kɔsi 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ
Katiki6
Aman
New Zealand6
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee
1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu6
Nhunumu
Kaiwhekea was named by Arthur Cruickshank and Ewan Fordyce in 2002, based on a single nearly complete skeleton found in the Katiki Formation near Shag Point, New Zealand.21
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye
Scientists are not sure which family Kaiwhekea belongs to. Some say it is a cryptoclidid, others place it with elasmosaurids or other groups.21

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

  1. Kaiwhekea katiki, a Late Cretaceous plesiosaur from high southern latitudes (otago.ac.nz)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A New Marine Reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: Further Evidence for A Late Cretaceous Austral Radiation of Cryptoclidid Plesiosaurs (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Kaiwhekea (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Most complete dinosaur-aged reptile from Aotearoa – Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum (oercollective.caul.edu.au)
  6. Kaiwhekea in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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