Moanasaurus

Hiika maqaa: “sea lizard”1

Kan nyaate: FoonMoosaasarootaKireetaashasii DhumaaSeera saayinsiitiin daayinoosarii miti

Moanasaurus was a huge sea lizard that swam in the oceans around New Zealand near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a long skull full of sharp teeth and powerful flippers to chase fish and other marine animals.1 3

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 84 hanga 66 dura3

Kireetaashasii Dhumaa

Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman

North Island, New Zealand, and possibly Antarctica1 3

Saffisa ol'aanaa

gara 36 km/sa'a (22 mph)

Daakuu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii

Juraasikii

Kireetaashasii

waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam saffisaa ture?

Nama miilaan deemu gara 5 km/sa'a (3 mph)

Daa'ima saayikilii irra jiru gara 12 km/sa'a (7 mph)

Moanasaurus gara 36 km/sa'a (22 mph)

Farda gulufu gara 65 km/sa'a (40 mph)

Cheetaa gara 100 km/sa'a (62 mph)

wantoota bareedoo

Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

Moanasaurus means 'sea lizard' in Māori and Greek.1

Its skull was 78 cm (31 inches) long, making it one of the largest mosasaurs in its group.1 2

The first fossils were found in the Mangahouanga Stream on New Zealand's North Island.1 2

It lived between 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3 2

Some scientists think that fossil bones found in Antarctica might also belong to Moanasaurus.1

Moanasaurus had a short, strong upper arm bone and hourglass-shaped finger bones, good for swimming.2

Fakkii AI'n hojjetame: Moanasaurus — Fakkii AI'n hojjetame kan Moanasaurus 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 Moanasaurus baay'ee gaafataman

?How big was Moanasaurus?

Its skull was 78 cm long, and it was one of the largest mosasaurs in its group. The whole animal was probably very big, but scientists do not have a complete skeleton to measure exactly.1 3

?What did Moanasaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine animals, using its long skull full of sharp teeth to catch them.1

?Is Moanasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. Moanasaurus was a mosasaur, a kind of giant sea lizard that lived in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs.1

?Where was Moanasaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the North Island of New Zealand, near the Mangahouanga Stream.1 3

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii: Moanasaurus
Kan maqaa baase: Wiffen 19803
Garee: Moosaasaroota
Maatii / kilaadii: Mosasauridae3
Ramaddii: Mosasauroidea3
Umurii dhagaawwanii: waggaa miliyoona 84 hanga 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Caasaawwan dhagaa: Tahora3
Biyyoota: Neewu Ziilaandi, Antaarktikaa3
Galmee fosilii: 3 The Paleobiology Database keessa3
Argannoo: Moanasaurus was named by Joan Wiffen in 1980, based on a partial skeleton found in New Zealand.1 3
Ammallee falmisiisaa: Scientists are not sure if some Antarctic mosasaur fossils belong to Moanasaurus or to a different species.1

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

Moanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Moanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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