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Megalneusaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “king of large swimming lizards”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaPulesiyosawuluEnkomerero ya JurasikiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Megalneusaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the shallow Sundance Sea during the Late Jurassic. It was one of the biggest predators in North America at that time, with four flippers and a big head.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 162 okutuuka ku 155 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Wyoming, USA, and possibly Alaska, USA1
Obuwanvu
7 okutuuka ku 9 m (23 okutuuka ku 30 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 23 km/h (14 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Megalneusaurus obuwanvu nga 9 m (30 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)
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Megalneusaurus was one of the largest pliosaurs in North America, measuring about 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet) long.1

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Its back flippers were bigger than its front flippers, which is unusual for plesiosaurs.1

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Fossil stomach contents include tiny hooks from squid-like animals and bits of fish bones.12

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It lived in the Sundance Sea, a shallow sea that covered parts of North America during the Jurassic.1

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Scientists think it was an ambush predator, waiting to surprise its prey.1

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A specimen from Alaska suggests it could also live in colder waters.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Megalneusaurus

?How big was Megalneusaurus?

Megalneusaurus was about 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet) long. Some estimates say it could reach around 13 meters (43 feet).1

?What did Megalneusaurus eat?

It ate squid-like animals and fish, based on hooklets and fish bones found in its stomach. It may also have eaten other plesiosaurs.12

?Could Megalneusaurus live in cold water?

Yes. A specimen found in Alaska shows it could live in colder waters, where there were fewer animals.1

?Was Megalneusaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a pliosaur, not a dinosaur. It lived in the sea.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Megalneusaurus was a dinosaur.

Amazima: It was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Megalneusaurus
Yatuumibwa
Knight 18983
Ekibinja
Pulesiyosawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Plesiosauria3
Engabanya
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 162 okutuuka ku 155 (Oxfordian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Sundance3
Ensi
Amerika3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Wilbur Clinton Knight found and described the first fossils in 1895, near Ervay, Wyoming. He first called it Cimoliosaurus rex, then gave it its own genus name in 1898.12
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists debate whether Megalneusaurus is a valid genus because many of the original fossils were lost.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Megalneusaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. REDISCOVERY OF WILBUR KNIGHT’S MEGALNEUSAURUS REX SITE: NEW MATERIAL FROM AN OLD PIT (wyomingdinosaurcenter.org)
  3. Megalneusaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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