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Prognathodon

Nkombo elingi koloba: “forejaw tooth”1

Alyaki: MosuniBamozazoreKretase ya nsuka kino Senozoiki, eleko ya bamamifereNa siansi, dinozore mpenza te

Prognathodon was a giant marine lizard that lived in the oceans at the same time as the dinosaurs. It had a huge, powerful skull and strong teeth that could crush the shells of sea turtles. This mosasaur was an apex predator, meaning it was at the top of the food chain.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 100 kino 62 eleki2

Kretase ya nsuka kino Senozoiki, eleko ya bamamifere

Bafosile emonanaki na

Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada (Alberta), United States (Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas), Morocco, New Zealand, and many other places2

Bolai

12 m (39 ft)1

Mbangu ya likolo

pene na 31 km/h (19 mph)

Kobeta mai, kokanisa

Azalaki na bomoi ntango nini?

Liboso ya badinozore

Eleko ya badinozore

Eleko ya bamamifere

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Azalaki monene boni?

Azalaki molai boni?

molai lokola bamotuka 2,5 oyo batelemi na molongomolai lokola matoko 67 oyo balandaniakokaki kobeta mai bolai ya pisine monene (50 m) na sekonde 5,8

Prognathodon azalaki monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?

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Azalaki na mbangu boni?

Moto oyo azali kotambola pene na 5 km/h (3 mph)

Mwana na velo pene na 12 km/h (7 mph)

Prognathodon pene na 31 km/h (19 mph)

Mpunda oyo azali kopota mbangu pene na 65 km/h (40 mph)

Nkoi ya mbangu pene na 100 km/h (62 mph)

makambo ya kitoko

Makambo ya kosepelisa

The name Prognathodon means 'forejaw tooth' because its front teeth were especially big and strong.1

One fossil of Prognathodon saturator, nicknamed 'Bèr', was found in a limestone quarry in the Netherlands and is about 12 metres long.1

Prognathodon had teeth with fine, wavy ridges near the tip that helped strengthen them for crushing hard prey like sea turtles.1

Gut contents from a Canadian specimen show that Prognathodon ate a very large fish (1.6 metres long), a smaller fish, a sea turtle, and possibly a squid-like cephalopod.1

Unlike many other mosasaurs, Prognathodon had blunt, rounded tooth tips instead of sharp cutting edges, suggesting it was a crusher of hard-shelled animals.1

The pterygoid teeth on the roof of its mouth were unusually large and showed no wear, so scientists think they were used to grip prey before swallowing it whole.1

Prognathodon fossils have been found on every continent except Antarctica, showing it lived in warm seas worldwide.2

Scientists still argue about which species belong in Prognathodon, because many fossils are incomplete and look different from each other.1

Elilingi ya Prognathodon esalemi na AI — Elilingi esalemi na AI oyo ezali kolakisa ndenge Prognathodon akokaki kozala. Ordinatere esalaki yango na makambo oyo bato ya siansi bayebi. Ezali kaka kokanisa: nyama ya solo akokaki kozala ndenge mosusu, mpe moto moko te ayebi balangi na ye ya solo.

otunaki

Mituna oyo batunaka mingi na ntina na Prognathodon

?Was Prognathodon a dinosaur?

No, Prognathodon was a marine lizard, not a dinosaur. It belonged to the mosasaur family, which lived in the oceans at the same time as the dinosaurs.1

?How big was Prognathodon?

Prognathodon was one of the largest mosasaurs. Different species reached different sizes: P. giganteus was about 10 metres (33 feet) long, P. currii about 11 metres (36 feet), and P. saturator about 12 metres (39 feet).1

?What did Prognathodon eat?

Prognathodon was an apex predator that ate hard-shelled prey like sea turtles, as well as large fish and possibly squid. Gut contents from one fossil included a 1.6 metre long fish, a smaller fish, a sea turtle, and a possible cephalopod.1

?Could Prognathodon crush shells?

Yes, Prognathodon had massively built jaws and blunt, rounded teeth with wavy ridges that helped it crush hard prey like sea turtle shells. Its bite was stronger than any other mosasaur.1

?Where was Prognathodon found?

Prognathodon fossils have been found in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and New Zealand. One famous specimen nicknamed 'Bèr' was discovered in a limestone quarry in the Netherlands.1

?When did Prognathodon live?

Prognathodon lived during the Late Cretaceous period, from about 84 to 66 million years ago. It went extinct at the same time as the non-avian dinosaurs.1

Mobuki masapo

Lisapo: Some people think Prognathodon was a dinosaur.

Solo: Prognathodon was not a dinosaur. It was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard that lived in the sea.1

Mpo na bayebi ya badino

Nkombo ya siansi: Prognathodon
Nkombo epesamaki na: Dollo 18892
Lisanga: Bamozazore
Libota / klade: Mosasauridae2
Klasifikasio: Mosasauroidea2
Mbula ya mabanga: mbula milio 100 kino 62 (Cenomanian / Danian)2
Milongo ya mabanga: Bearpaw Shale, Torme, Gulpen2
Bikolo: Amerika, Maroke, Espanye, Suwede, Falansa, Belezi2
Bafosile oyo ekomami: 94 na The Paleobiology Database2
Ntango bamonaki yango: Prognathodon was first named by Belgian paleontologist Louis Dollo in 1889, based on fossils found in Belgium. There was some confusion because Dollo first called it 'Prognathodon' but later used the name 'Prognathosaurus' in his papers.1
Naino bazali kowelana: Scientists are still debating which species truly belong to Prognathodon, because many fossils are incomplete and show different features.1

Esika makambo euti

Prognathodon (en.wikipedia.org)
Prognathodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): mbula, bisika, milongo ya mabanga, klasifikasio.

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