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Pluridens

Erinnya litegeeza: “many teeth”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaMosasawuluEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Pluridens was a giant sea lizard that swam in the warm, shallow seas of West Africa near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It had a very long, slender jaw packed with lots of small teeth, perfect for catching slippery fish and squid.1

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 84 okutuuka ku 66 emabega4
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Niger, Nigeria, and Morocco14
Obuwanvu
5 okutuuka ku 6 m (16 okutuuka ku 20 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 38 km/h (24 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Pluridens obuwanvu nga 6 m (20 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)
obuwanvu ng'embwa 6, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 33 nga gaddiriŋŋanayandiwuze obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (50 m) mu sikonda 4.7

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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Pluridens had almost twice as many teeth as most other mosasaurs, with at least 28 teeth in each lower jaw bone.1

2

Its lower jaw was very slender and long, shaped almost like a circle in cross-section near the tip.1

3

Some Pluridens jaws show injuries that scientists think came from fighting over mates or territory.1

4

Pluridens lived during the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 70 to 66 million years ago.14

5

The first Pluridens fossil was a nearly complete lower jaw found in Niger, Africa.1

6

Scientists think Pluridens may have fed like early ichthyosaurs, using its long jaws to snap up prey.1

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Pluridens ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Pluridens 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.
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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Pluridens

?How big was Pluridens?

About 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 feet) long, and some individuals may have been over 9 metres (30 feet).1

?What did Pluridens eat?

It ate small prey like fish and squid, using its many small, sharp teeth to grab them.2

?Did Pluridens have good eyesight?

No, it had small eyes and probably relied on touch and sensing water movements to hunt, like modern sea snakes.32

?When did Pluridens go extinct?

It died out about 66 million years ago, when the asteroid hit and wiped out most species on Earth.2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Pluridens
Yatuumibwa
Lingham-Soliar 19984
Ekibinja
Mosasawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Mosasauridae4
Engabanya
Mosasauroidea4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 84 okutuuka ku 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Couche III, Farin-Doutchi, Nkporo Shale4
Ensi
Moroko, Nayija, Nayijeriya4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
4 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
Pluridens was named by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar in 1998 based on a lower jaw from the Maastrichtian of Niger.14
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how long Pluridens could grow, because only jaws and skulls have been found so far.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Pluridens (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit (bath.ac.uk)
  3. Alternative formats If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact: [email protected] (purehost.bath.ac.uk)
  4. Pluridens in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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