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Natovenator

Din no ase: “swimming hunter”1

Ɔdii: NsuomnamRaptɔKretasias Awieeɛ

Natovenator was a tiny dinosaur that could swim! It had a streamlined body like a diving bird and a long snout full of teeth for catching fish. This little hunter lived in the deserts of Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous.2 1

Ɔtenaa ase

mfeɛ ɔpepem 84 kɔsi 72 a atwam4

Kretasias Awieeɛ

Wɔhunuu fɔsil wɔ

Hermiin Tsav, Omnogovi Province, Mongolia2 1

Tenten

0.7 m (2.3 ft)1

Mu duru

0.3 kg (1 lb)1

Korɔn

0.29 m (1 ft)

nsusuiɛ

Ntɛmntɛm a ɛsen biara

bɛyɛ 15 km/h (9 mph)

Mmirikatuo, 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 korɔn yɛ sɛn?

nsusuiɛ

Na ne mu yɛ duru sɛn?

ne mu duru te sɛ kwadu 2.5

ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 4 a wɔde abɔ toatoa sone mu yɛ hare sen fie agyinamoaketewa ara ma ɔbɛtumi afa akonnwa aseanka ɔbɛtumi atu mmirika mita 100 wɔ sikɛn 24 mu (onipa a ɔyɛ ntɛm sen biara hia 9.6)

Natovenator 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)

Natovenator bɛyɛ 15 km/h (9 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

Natovenator had a streamlined body, which is very rare for non-avian dinosaurs. Its ribs pointed backwards to make it more hydrodynamic, just like diving birds and mosasaurs.2 1

It had 13 teeth in its premaxilla (the front of the upper jaw), which is an unusually high number for a dromaeosaurid.2 1

Its snout was long and full of many small holes (neurovascular foramina), which may have helped it sense movement in the water.2 1

Natovenator belongs to a group called Halszkaraptorinae, which are dromaeosaurids that may have been semi-aquatic. This group includes Halszkaraptor from Mongolia.1 3

Its neck was long, like many diving birds today, which helped it catch fish quickly.1

The name Natovenator means 'swimming hunter' in Latin, because scientists think it was a good swimmer that hunted in water.1

The only known fossil of Natovenator was found in the Baruungoyot Formation, which is about 72 to 83 million years old.3 1

Yei yɛ Natovenator 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 Natovenator ho

?How big was Natovenator?

About 0.7 metres (2.3 feet) long and weighed around 0.3 kilograms (0.66 pounds). That is roughly the size of a duck.1

?Could Natovenator swim?

Yes, scientists think it was a good swimmer. Its ribs pointed backwards to make its body streamlined like a diving bird, and its long neck helped it catch fish.2 1

?What did Natovenator eat?

It likely ate fish and other small prey in the water. Its many sharp teeth and long snout were good for catching slippery food.1 2

?When did Natovenator live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 72 to 83 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: Some people think all dromaeosaurids were fast runners that lived only on land.

Nokorɛ: Natovenator shows that some dromaeosaurids, like those in the Halszkaraptorinae group, were adapted for swimming and may have spent much of their time in water.1 2

Ma dino ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din: Natovenator
Obi a ɔtoo din: Lee et al. 20224
Kuo: Raptɔ
Abusua / kuo kɛseɛ: Dromaeosauridae4
Nkyekyɛmu: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Abotan no mfeɛ: mfeɛ ɔpepem 84 kɔsi 72 (Campanian)4
Abotan nhyehyɛeɛ: Baruungoyot4
Aman: Mongolia4
Fɔsil nkyerɛwee: 1 wɔ The Paleobiology Database mu4
Nhunumu: Natovenator was named in 2022 by Sungjin Lee and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in Mongolia. The fossil was first mentioned in a 2019 abstract.1 2
Wɔda so gye ho akyinnye: Scientists are still debating whether all halszkaraptorines were semi-aquatic, or if some were more terrestrial. Natovenator's streamlined body supports the swimming idea, but more fossils are needed to be sure.1 2

Baabi a nsɛm no firi

Natovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming | Communications Biology (preview-www.nature.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Natovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mfeɛ, mmeaeɛ, abotan nhyehyɛeɛ, nkyekyɛmu.

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