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Albertonectes

Il num vul dir: “Alberta swimmer”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Albertonectes was a huge marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It had an incredibly long neck, longer than a school bus, and swam with four flippers like paddles.1 2

Fatg divertent: quest reptil da mar nudava, entant ch'ils dinosaurs chaminavan sin terra. Tuts als numnan dinos, ma els eran in'autra rama dals reptils.

Viveva

avant 84 fin 72 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Alberta, Canada, near Lethbridge1 2

Lunghezza

11,2 fin 12,1 m (37 fin 40 ft)1 2

Paisa

4,8 tonnas (10 600 lb)2

Spertadad maximala

var 22 km/h (14 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

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Quant grond era Albertonectes cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Albertonectes var 22 km/h (14 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. Its neck was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.1 2

Its fossils were discovered by accident in 2007 during ammolite mining. An excavator broke part of the skeleton, and some stomach stones were lost.1 2

Albertonectes lived in the Western Interior Seaway, a huge inland sea that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean.2

No skull of Albertonectes has ever been found, so scientists can only guess what its head looked like based on other elasmosaurs.1 2

Over 97 stomach stones were found with the skeleton, but they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion. Scientists are still not sure why plesiosaurs swallowed stones.1 2

Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land, while plesiosaurs were air-breathing reptiles that lived in the sea.2

Maletg da Albertonectes fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Albertonectes pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Albertonectes

?How big was Albertonectes?

Albertonectes was about 12.1 metres (40 feet) long and weighed around 4.8 metric tons (5.3 short tons). Its neck alone was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.1 2

?Was Albertonectes a dinosaur?

No, Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. Dinosaurs lived on land.2

?What did Albertonectes eat?

Scientists think Albertonectes ate small fish and crustaceans. Its small, slender teeth were not for attacking large prey.2

?How many neck bones did Albertonectes have?

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. That is why its neck was so long.1 2

?When did Albertonectes live?

Albertonectes lived about 73.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Could Albertonectes swim?

Yes, Albertonectes was a strong swimmer. It used its four paddle-like flippers to move through the water.1 2

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Albertonectes was a dinosaur.

Vardad: Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs were land animals.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Albertonectes
Numnà da: Kubo et al. 20124
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Elasmosauridae4
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 72 milliuns onns (Campanian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Bearpaw Shale4
Pajais: Canada4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The only known skeleton was found in 2007 by an ammolite mining company near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was named Albertonectes vanderveldei in 2012 by paleontologist Tai Kubo and his team.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure why Albertonectes swallowed so many stomach stones, since they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Albertonectes (en.wikipedia.org)
Albertonectes | The Canadian Encyclopedia (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Albertonectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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