Kaadi ya dayinoso No. 1025 ku 2 027

Leiodon

Erinnya litegeeza: “smooth tooth”1

Yalyanga: EnnyamaMosasawuluEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Leiodon was a giant marine lizard that swam in the warm seas of the Late Cretaceous. It had smooth, curved teeth perfect for grabbing slippery fish and other sea creatures.1

Ekyewuunyisa: ekyewalula kino eky'omu nnyanja kyawuganga nga dayinoso zitambula ku lukalu. Buli muntu abiyita dayinoso, naye byali ttabi ddala ery'ebyewalula.

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 66 emabega3

Enkomerero ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

England, and also Antarctica, Brazil, France, Germany, Jordan, Morocco, Poland, Sweden, Syria, and Ukraine1 3

Sipiidi esinga

nga 36 km/h (22 mph)

Okuwuga, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Leiodon nga 36 km/h (22 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

Leiodon was first named by the famous scientist Richard Owen in 1841, based on just two tooth fragments and a bit of jawbone.1

The name Leiodon means 'smooth tooth' because the fossil teeth had a smooth and polished surface.1

Leiodon lived between about 100 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

Leiodon fossils have been found all over the world, including in Antarctica, Europe, Africa, and South America.3

Some scientists think Leiodon might not be a valid genus because its main fossil teeth are now lost, making it a 'nomen dubium' or doubtful name.1

Leiodon was one of the original genera used to define the family Mosasauridae in 1853.1

Ekifaananyi kya Leiodon ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Leiodon was a dinosaur.

Amazima: Leiodon was not a dinosaur. It was a mosasaur, a type of giant marine lizard that lived in the ocean.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Leiodon
Yatuumibwa: Owen 18423
Ekibinja: Mosasawulu
Ekika / ekibinja: Mosasauridae3
Engabanya: Mosasauroidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 100 okutuuka ku 66 (Cenomanian / Maastrichtian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi: López de Bertodano, Gramame, Opoka3
Ensi: Siriya, Antaakitika, Buraziiri, Swiidi, Polandi, Bugirimaani3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 18 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: Richard Owen named Leiodon in 1841 from two tooth fragments and a small jaw piece found in Essex, England.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure if Leiodon is a valid genus because the original tooth fossils are missing, so it might be a 'nomen dubium' (doubtful name).1

Ebituufu gye biva

Liodon (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Leiodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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