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Taniwhasaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “taniwha lizard, after a supernatural water creature from Māori mythology”1
Yalyanga: EnnyamaMosasawuluEnkomerero ya KuretasiMu butuufu si dayinoso

Taniwhasaurus was a fierce marine lizard that swam in the oceans during the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, toothless snout like a spear and used it to hunt fish and other sea creatures. This mosasaur lived near New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa.12

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Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 66 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa21
Obuwanvu
6.7 m (22 ft)1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 37 km/h (23 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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1

Taniwhasaurus belongs to a group called tylosaurines, which had a long, toothless tip on their upper jaw like a bony spear.1

2

The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff in New Zealand, and named by James Hector in 1874.1

3

One species, Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, was originally named Lakumasaurus after a sea spirit from the mythology of the Yahgan people of South America.1

4

A nearly complete skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus was discovered on James Ross Island in Antarctica in 2000, measuring 72 centimeters (28 inches) long.1

5

Taniwhasaurus lived between about 86 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

6

The species Taniwhasaurus oweni was named in honor of the famous paleontologist Richard Owen, who first described marine reptiles from New Zealand.1

7

Taniwhasaurus fossils have been found in marine rocks that were once part of ancient seabeds, alongside ammonites, sharks, and other mosasaurs.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Taniwhasaurus

?How big was Taniwhasaurus?

It was a medium-sized mosasaur, reaching about 6.7 metres (22 feet) long.1

?Could Taniwhasaurus swim?

Yes. Its powerful paddles and flexible spine helped it swim, and its tail gave the main push forward.1

?What did Taniwhasaurus eat?

It hunted fish and other sea creatures. It may have used an electro-sensitive snout to find prey.1

?Is Taniwhasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is a mosasaur, which is a group of extinct marine lizards that lived alongside dinosaurs.1

?When did Taniwhasaurus go extinct?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and died out about 66 million years ago.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Taniwhasaurus was a dinosaur.

Amazima: Taniwhasaurus was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard, not a dinosaur. Mosasaurs are reptiles that lived in the sea and are more closely related to modern snakes and monitor lizards.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Taniwhasaurus
Yatuumibwa
Hector 18743
Ekibinja
Mosasawulu
Ekika / ekibinja
Mosasauridae3
Engabanya
Mosasauroidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 86 okutuuka ku 66 (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Conway, Snow Hill Island, Conway Siltstone3
Ensi
Niyuzirandi, Antaakitika, Japaani, Afirika ey'Obukiikaddyo3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
11 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand. Scottish naturalist James Hector named the genus in 1874, calling it Taniwhasaurus oweni after the Māori taniwha and honoring Richard Owen.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure if the species Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis from Japan is really a separate species, because its fossils are very incomplete.1

Ebituufu gye biva

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

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