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Kaiwhekea

Nkombo elingi koloba: “kai whekea means 'squid eater' in Maori”1
Alyaki: MosuniBaplezozoreKretase ya nsukaNa siansi, dinozore mpenza te

Kaiwhekea was a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that lived in the seas around New Zealand. It had a big head, large eyes and lots of small teeth for catching squid and other soft prey. This creature swam near the Antarctic polar circle during the time of the dinosaurs.1

Likambo ya kosepelisa: reptile oyo ya mbu azalaki kobeta mai ntango badinozore bazalaki kotambola na mabele. Bato nyonso babengaka bango badino, kasi bazalaki libota mosusu ya bareptile.
Azalaki na bomoi
mbula milio 84 kino 66 eleki6
Kretase ya nsuka
Bafosile emonanaki na
Katiki Formation near Shag Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand1
Bolai
6,5 kino 7 m (21 kino 23 ft)31
Mbangu ya likolo
pene na 26 km/h (16 mph)
Kobeta mai, kokanisa

Azalaki na bomoi ntango nini?

Triasiki
Jurasiki
Kretase
Mbula milio 252 eleki20114566, asteroide

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Azalaki molai boni?

Kaiwhekea pene na 7 m bolai (23 ft)Velo ya moto mokolo pene na 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Motuka pene na 4,5 m (15 ft)Nzoku, nyama oyo aleki monene na mabele lelo pene na 6,5 m (21 ft)
molai lokola bambwa 7 zolo kino mokilamolai lokola matoko 39 oyo balandaniakokaki kobeta mai bolai ya pisine monene (50 m) na sekonde 6,9

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1

Kaiwhekea is one of the most complete fossil reptiles ever found in New Zealand, with its skull, jaws, vertebrae and ribs still connected almost as they were in life.1

2

Its name comes from Maori words meaning 'squid eater', because scientists think it fed on squid and other soft animals.1

3

Kaiwhekea had about 43 teeth in each upper jaw and 42 in each lower jaw, all small, slim and slightly curved.3

4

The fossil was found inside a large rock called a concretion, which was cracked and had to be dug out bit by bit over 30 days.1

5

When Kaiwhekea lived, the Otago region was close to the polar circle, with long summer days and long winter nights.1

6

Its large forward-facing eyes suggest it had good binocular vision, which might have helped it hunt in deep or dark water.1

7

Kaiwhekea is thought to have been a fast swimmer, based on the shape of its hind flippers.1

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?How big was Kaiwhekea?

Kaiwhekea was about 6.5 to 7 metres long.45

?What did Kaiwhekea eat?

Kaiwhekea ate squid and other soft-bodied prey. Its name means 'squid eater' in Māori.45

?When did Kaiwhekea live?

Kaiwhekea lived about 70 to 69 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.45

?Is Kaiwhekea a dinosaur?

No, Kaiwhekea is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.45

Mpo na bayebi ya badino

Nkombo ya siansi
Kaiwhekea
Nkombo epesamaki na
Cruickshank and Fordyce 20026
Lisanga
Baplezozore
Libota / klade
Elasmosauridae6
Klasifikasio
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia6
Mbula ya mabanga
mbula milio 84 kino 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Milongo ya mabanga
Katiki6
Bikolo
Zelandi ya Sika6
Bafosile oyo ekomami
1 na The Paleobiology Database6
Ntango bamonaki yango
Kaiwhekea was named by Arthur Cruickshank and Ewan Fordyce in 2002, based on a single nearly complete skeleton found in the Katiki Formation near Shag Point, New Zealand.21
Naino bazali kowelana
Scientists are not sure which family Kaiwhekea belongs to. Some say it is a cryptoclidid, others place it with elasmosaurids or other groups.21

Esika makambo euti

  1. Kaiwhekea katiki, a Late Cretaceous plesiosaur from high southern latitudes (otago.ac.nz)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A New Marine Reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: Further Evidence for A Late Cretaceous Austral Radiation of Cryptoclidid Plesiosaurs (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Kaiwhekea (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Most complete dinosaur-aged reptile from Aotearoa – Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum (oercollective.caul.edu.au)
  6. Kaiwhekea in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mbula, bisika, milongo ya mabanga, klasifikasio.

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