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Kronosaurus

Din no ase: “lizard of Kronos, the Titan from Greek mythology”1

Ɔdii: NamPlesiosɔɔKretasias MfiaseNyansahu mu deɛ, ɔnyɛ dinosɔɔ

Kronosaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the oceans and inland seas of the Early Cretaceous. It was a pliosaur, a type of short-necked plesiosaur with a huge head and powerful jaws. With its four flippers, it could 'fly' underwater to chase down big prey.2 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 121 kɔsi 100 a atwam4

Kretasias Mfiase

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia, Australia; also Boyacá, Colombia2 1 4

Tenten

9 kɔsi 10 m (30 kɔsi 33 ft)2

Mu duru

ton 10.6 kɔsi ton 12.1 (23,400 kɔsi 26,700 lb)1

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 19 km/h (12 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?

Na ne mu yɛ duru sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ asono 2

ne tenten te sɛ kaa 2 a wɔde agyina toatoa sone tenten te sɛ kwadu 56 a wɔde abɔ toatoa sone mu duru te sɛ kaa 8ne mu duru te sɛ watamɛlɔn 2400ne mu duru te sɛ sukuu klaas mũ 15 mu mmofrane mu duru te sɛ polar bea 27anka ɔbɛtumi aguare nsuguarebea kɛseɛ (50 m) tenten wɔ sikɛn 9.5 mu

Kronosaurus 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?

Onipa a ɔnante bɛyɛ 5 km/h (3 mph)

Abofra a ɔte sakre so bɛyɛ 12 km/h (7 mph)

Kronosaurus bɛyɛ 19 km/h (12 mph)

Ɔpɔnkɔ a ɔretu mmirika bɛyɛ 65 km/h (40 mph)

Kyiita bɛyɛ 100 km/h (62 mph)

nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ

Nsɛm a ɛyɛ anigye

Kronosaurus had a skull at least 2.4 metres long, which is huge compared to its body length of about 10 metres.2

Its teeth were conical and crushing, perfect for cracking the hard shells of ammonites.2

One Kronosaurus fossil (QM F10113) contains the remains of a sea turtle inside. The turtle was so big that it choked the pliosaur.1

Bite marks on the skull of an elasmosaurid called Eromangasaurus show that Kronosaurus attacked it, probably aiming for the long neck.1

Kronosaurus lived in the cool Eromanga Sea, an inland sea that covered parts of Australia. Glendonites and ice-rafted boulders show the water was near-freezing in winter.2

Unlike long-necked elasmosaurids, pliosaurids like Kronosaurus could cruise at high speed for a long time.2

The first Kronosaurus fossil was a piece of jawbone found in 1899. It was first thought to be from an ichthyosaur.1

Yei yɛ Kronosaurus 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 Kronosaurus ho

?How big was Kronosaurus?

Kronosaurus was about 9 to 10 metres long. Early guesses of 13 metres were too big because the skeleton had too many vertebrae.1 2

?Was Kronosaurus a dinosaur?

No, Kronosaurus was a marine reptile called a pliosaur, a type of plesiosaur. It was not a dinosaur.1 2

?What did Kronosaurus eat?

Kronosaurus ate large fish, squid, ammonites, sea turtles, and even other marine reptiles like elasmosaurids and ichthyosaurs.2 1

?How fast could Kronosaurus swim?

Pliosaurids like Kronosaurus could cruise at high speeds for long periods, using all four flippers to 'fly' underwater. Scientists do not know the exact speed.2

?How strong was Kronosaurus' bite?

Its bite force is estimated at 15,000 to 27,000 newtons. That is stronger than any living animal, but less than megalodon.1

?Where did Kronosaurus live?

Kronosaurus lived in the Eromanga Sea, an inland sea that covered parts of Australia during the Early Cretaceous. The water was cold, near freezing in winter.2 1

?When did Kronosaurus live?

Kronosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 125 to 100 million years ago.3

?Did Kronosaurus have feathers?

No, Kronosaurus was a marine reptile with smooth skin and flippers. It did not have feathers.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Kronosaurus was nearly 13 metres long.

Nokorɛ: Scientists now think it was no more than about 10 metres long. The old 13-metre estimate was based on exaggerated reconstructions.2

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Kronosaurus
Obi a ɔtoo din: Longman 19244
Kuo: Plesiosɔɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Pliosauridae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Plesiosauria > Pliosauridae > Sauropterygia4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 121 kɔsi 100 (Aptian / Albian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Wallumbilla, Toolebuc, Paja4
Aman: Ɔstrelia, Kolombia4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 4 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu: The first fossil was found in 1899 near Hughenden, Queensland. In 1924, Albert Heber Longman named it Kronosaurus queenslandicus. A famous skeleton was collected by the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology in the early 1930s.1
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are not sure if the Colombian pliosaur Monquirasaurus boyacensis was really a close relative of Kronosaurus or belongs to a different group.1

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Kronosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Kronosaurus queenslandicus - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
Fossil Factfile: Kronosaurus (australiangeographic.com.au)
Kronosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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