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Megalneusaurus

Hiika maqaa: “king of large swimming lizards”1
Kan nyaate: FoonPileesiyoosarootaJuraasikii DhumaaSeera saayinsiitiin daayinoosarii miti

Megalneusaurus was a giant marine reptile that swam in the shallow Sundance Sea during the Late Jurassic. It was one of the biggest predators in North America at that time, with four flippers and a big head.1

Odeeffannoo bashannansiisaa: harkifataan galaanaa kun yeroo daayinoosarootni lafa irra deemaa turan daakaa ture. Namni hundi daayinoo jedhee isaan waama, garuu damee harkifattootaa adda ta'e turan.
Kan jiraate
waggaa miliyoona 162 hanga 155 dura3
Juraasikii Dhumaa
Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman
Wyoming, USA, and possibly Alaska, USA1
Dheerina
7 hanga 9 m (23 hanga 30 ft)1
Saffisa ol'aanaa
gara 23 km/sa'a (14 mph)
Daakuu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii
Juraasikii
Kireetaashasii
waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam guddaa ture?

Hammam dheeraa ture?

Megalneusaurus gara 9 m dheeraa (30 ft)Saayikilii nama guddaa gara 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Konkolaataa gara 4.5 m (15 ft)Arba, bineensa lafa irraa isa har'a hunda caalaa guddaa gara 6.5 m (21 ft)
akka konkolaataa 2 tarreen dhaabatan dheeraaakka muuzii 50 walitti hiriiran dheeraadheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekondii 7.8 keessatti daakuu danda'a

SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu, Megalneusaurus hammam guddaa ture?

Herrega qofa barbaadduu kee keessatti. Wanti tokkollee hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.

Hammam saffisaa ture?

wantoota bareedoo

Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

1

Megalneusaurus was one of the largest pliosaurs in North America, measuring about 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet) long.1

2

Its back flippers were bigger than its front flippers, which is unusual for plesiosaurs.1

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Fossil stomach contents include tiny hooks from squid-like animals and bits of fish bones.12

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It lived in the Sundance Sea, a shallow sea that covered parts of North America during the Jurassic.1

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Scientists think it was an ambush predator, waiting to surprise its prey.1

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A specimen from Alaska suggests it could also live in colder waters.1

AI'n kan hojjetameFakkii AI'n hojjetame: Megalneusaurus
Fakkii AI'n hojjetame kan Megalneusaurus maal fakkaachuu akka danda'u agarsiisu, kompiitaraan beekumsa saayintistootaa irratti hundaa'uun hojjetame. Tilmaama qofa: bineensi dhugaa adda ta'ee mul'achuu danda'a, halluu isaa dhugaa immoo namni beeku hin jiru.
ati gaafatte

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Megalneusaurus baay'ee gaafataman

?How big was Megalneusaurus?

Megalneusaurus was about 7 to 9 meters (23 to 30 feet) long. Some estimates say it could reach around 13 meters (43 feet).1

?What did Megalneusaurus eat?

It ate squid-like animals and fish, based on hooklets and fish bones found in its stomach. It may also have eaten other plesiosaurs.12

?Could Megalneusaurus live in cold water?

Yes. A specimen found in Alaska shows it could live in colder waters, where there were fewer animals.1

?Was Megalneusaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a pliosaur, not a dinosaur. It lived in the sea.1

Seenaa sobaa diigaa

Seenaa sobaa: Some people think Megalneusaurus was a dinosaur.

Dhugaa: It was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile, not a dinosaur.1

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii
Megalneusaurus
Kan maqaa baase
Knight 18983
Garee
Pileesiyoosaroota
Maatii / kilaadii
Plesiosauria3
Ramaddii
Plesiosauria > Sauropterygia3
Umurii dhagaawwanii
waggaa miliyoona 162 hanga 155 (Oxfordian)3
Caasaawwan dhagaa
Sundance3
Biyyoota
Ameerikaa3
Galmee fosilii
1 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
Argannoo
Wilbur Clinton Knight found and described the first fossils in 1895, near Ervay, Wyoming. He first called it Cimoliosaurus rex, then gave it its own genus name in 1898.12
Ammallee falmisiisaa
Scientists debate whether Megalneusaurus is a valid genus because many of the original fossils were lost.1

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

  1. Megalneusaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. REDISCOVERY OF WILBUR KNIGHT’S MEGALNEUSAURUS REX SITE: NEW MATERIAL FROM AN OLD PIT (wyomingdinosaurcenter.org)
  3. Megalneusaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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