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Carinodens

O nome significa: “keel teeth”1
Comía: CarneMosasaurosCretáceo SuperiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Carinodens was a small mosasaur, a marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had round, blunt teeth like a set of nutcrackers for crushing hard-shelled animals. At only about 2 to 2.6 metres long, it was one of the tiniest mosasaurs ever.1

Dato curioso: este réptil mariño nadaba mentres os dinosauros camiñaban por terra. Todo o mundo lles chama dinos, pero eran outra rama dos réptiles.
Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Morocco, Brazil, Ukraine, Russia, and Maryland (USA)31
Lonxitude
2 a 2,6 m (6,6 a 8,5 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 30 km/h (19 mph)
Nadar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Carinodens uns 2,6 m de longo (8,5 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)
tan longo coma 2,5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 14 plátanos postos un tras outropodería nadar o longo dunha piscina grande (50 m) en 6 segundos

Como era de grande Carinodens comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Carinodens was first thought to be a crocodile! A fossil jaw was originally named Bottosaurus belgicus and considered a crocodilian before being recognized as a mosasaur.1

2

Its teeth were very different from each other. The front teeth were round and curved, while the back teeth were flat and blade-like with a keel on each side.1

3

Scientists can tell what Carinodens ate by looking at tiny scratches on its teeth. The wear patterns show it munched on hard-shelled animals that lived on the seafloor.1

4

Carinodens is closely related to Globidens, another mosasaur with crushing teeth. Together they belong to a group called Globidensini.1

5

The name Carinodens means 'keel teeth' because its teeth have a ridge like the keel of a boat. It replaced the older name Compressidens, which was already used for a different animal.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Carinodens feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Carinodens, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Carinodens

?What did Carinodens eat?

Carinodens ate hard-shelled animals like clams, oysters, and sea urchins. Its blunt teeth were perfect for crushing them, and scratches on the teeth show it munched on creatures that lived on the seafloor.12

?How big was Carinodens?

Carinodens was about 2 to 2.6 metres (6.6 to 8.5 feet) long. That makes it one of the smallest mosasaurs ever.1

?Where did Carinodens live?

Carinodens lived in the late Cretaceous seas, and its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, South America, and North Africa. Most skull fossils come from the Netherlands and Belgium.1

?Is Carinodens a dinosaur?

No, Carinodens is not a dinosaur. It is a marine lizard called a mosasaur that lived in the sea during the time of the dinosaurs.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Carinodens
Bautizado por
Thurmond 19693
Grupo
Mosasauros
Familia / clado
Mosasauridae3
Clasificación
Mosasauroidea3
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)3
Formacións rochosas
Maastricht, Gramame, Bereza Beds3
Países
Países Baixos, Marrocos, Brasil, Ucraína, Rusia, Bélxica3
Rexistros fósiles
16 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
The first fossils were found in Belgium and described by Louis Dollo in 1913 as Globidens fraasi. In 1969, J.T. Thurmond gave it the new name Carinodens because the old name was already taken.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure how many species of Carinodens existed. Some think C. belgicus and C. fraasi might be the same species, while others believe they are different based on tooth shape.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Carinodens (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Feeding the Mechanical Mosasaur: what did Carinodens eat? | Netherlands Journal of Geosciences | Cambridge Core (cambridge.org)
  3. Carinodens in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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