Thalassomedon
Thalassomedon was a huge marine reptile that swam in the seas of North America about 95 million years ago. It had an extremely long neck, over half its body length, and used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.1
Ankakhala liti?
Anali wamkulu bwanji?
Anali wautali bwanji?
Ankalemera bwanji?
wautali ngati magalimoto 2.5 oimikidwa pamzere๐wautali ngati nthochi 66 zotsatizana
wolemera pafupifupi ngati njovu๐wolemera ngati mavwende 1400๐wolemera ngati makalasi athunthu a ana a sukulu 8๐ปโโ๏ธwolemera ngati zimbalangondo zoyera 15๐akanatha kusambira utali wa dziwe lalikulu losambira (50 m) m'masekondi 8.2Thalassomedon anali wamkulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWEYO?
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Mfundo zosangalatsa
Thalassomedon's neck had 62 vertebrae and was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long, more than half of its total body length.1
Its flippers were about 1.5 to 2 metres (4.9 to 6.6 feet) long, helping it steer through the water.1
Stones have been found in the stomach area of Thalassomedon, which scientists think may have helped grind food or acted as ballast for diving.1
Its skull was only 47 centimetres (19 inches) long, but its teeth were 5 centimetres (2 inches) long.1
Thalassomedon lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 95 million years ago.1
Its closest relative is Elasmosaurus, another long-necked plesiosaur.1
Six specimens of Thalassomedon are on display in museums across the United States.1

Mafunso ofunsidwa kwambiri okhudza Thalassomedon
?How big was Thalassomedon?
Thalassomedon was about 10.86 to 11.95 metres (35.6 to 39.2 feet) long and weighed around 4.4 to 6.8 metric tons (4.9 to 7.5 short tons).1
?Was Thalassomedon a dinosaur?
No, Thalassomedon was a plesiosaur, which is a type of marine reptile that lived in the oceans, not a dinosaur.2
?What did Thalassomedon eat?
Thalassomedon used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.1
?How long was Thalassomedon's neck?
Its neck was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long and made up of 62 vertebrae, which is more than half of its total body length.1
?When did Thalassomedon live?
Thalassomedon lived about 95 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.1
?Where was Thalassomedon found?
Fossils of Thalassomedon have been found in North America, specifically in the United States.1
Kwa akatswiri a madino
- Dzina la sayansi
- Thalassomedon
- Anapatsidwa dzina ndi
- Welles 19433
- Gulu
- Maplesiosauri
- Banja / kladi
- Elasmosauridae3
- Magawidwe a sayansi
- Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia3
- Zaka za miyala
- zaka 100 mpaka 94 miliyoni (Cenomanian)3
- Mapangidwe a miyala
- Graneros Shale, Belle Fourche3
- Mayiko
- Amereka3
- Zolemba za mafosili
- 2 mu The Paleobiology Database3
- Kupezeka
- Thalassomedon was named by S. P. Welles in 1943, based on fossils found in Colorado and Montana, USA.31
- Akukambiranabe
- Scientists are not sure whether the stones found in its stomach were used for grinding food or for ballast to help it dive.1
Kumene mfundo zimachokera
- Thalassomedon (en.wikipedia.org)
- Thalassomedon (simple.wikipedia.org)
- Thalassomedon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zaka, malo, mapangidwe a miyala, magawidwe a sayansi.
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