Sarabosaurus

Sarabosaurus shi ne mosasaur mafi daɗewa da aka sani daga Western Interior Seaway, wanda ya rayu kimanin shekaru miliyan 93.7 da suka wuce.1

Samfurin da aka sani shi ne babban dabba, mai shekaru 3 zuwa 4 kacal lokacin da ya mutu.1

Sunansa ya fito ne daga kalmar Larabci 'sarab' wanda ke nufin abin da yake kama da ruwa a hamada, saboda tekun da ya rayu a ciki ya daɗe da ɓacewa.1

Sarabosaurus yana da hanyar samar da jini na musamman zuwa ƙwaƙwalwarsa, wanda ya bambanta da yawancin dabbobi masu rarrafe, kama da yadda kifin whale ya samo asali.2

Sunan nau'in 'dahli' yana girmama Steve Dahl, wani mai sa kai da ya taimaka wajen tattara fossils a wurin tunawa da tarihi.1

Masana sun yi amfani da na'urar micro-CT don nazarin ƙwaƙwalwa da kuma tsara hanyoyin jini na Sarabosaurus.2

Sarabosaurus yana da tsawon kusan mita 3 (ƙafa 9.8), wato ƙarami ne idan aka kwatanta da manyan mosasaurs na baya.1