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Carinodens

Il num vul dir: “keel teeth”1

Mangiava: CharnMosasaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Carinodens was a small mosasaur, a marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had round, blunt teeth like a set of nutcrackers for crushing hard-shelled animals. At only about 2 to 2.6 metres long, it was one of the tiniest mosasaurs ever.1

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 72 fin 66 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Morocco, Brazil, Ukraine, Russia, and Maryland (USA)3 1

Lunghezza

2 fin 2,6 m (6,6 fin 8,5 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 30 km/h (19 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

uschè lung sco 2,5 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 14 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 6 secundas

Quant grond era Carinodens 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)

Carinodens var 30 km/h (19 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Carinodens was first thought to be a crocodile! A fossil jaw was originally named Bottosaurus belgicus and considered a crocodilian before being recognized as a mosasaur.1

Its teeth were very different from each other. The front teeth were round and curved, while the back teeth were flat and blade-like with a keel on each side.1

Scientists can tell what Carinodens ate by looking at tiny scratches on its teeth. The wear patterns show it munched on hard-shelled animals that lived on the seafloor.1

Carinodens is closely related to Globidens, another mosasaur with crushing teeth. Together they belong to a group called Globidensini.1

The name Carinodens means 'keel teeth' because its teeth have a ridge like the keel of a boat. It replaced the older name Compressidens, which was already used for a different animal.1

Maletg da Carinodens fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Carinodens 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 Carinodens

?What did Carinodens eat?

Carinodens ate hard-shelled animals like clams, oysters, and sea urchins. Its blunt teeth were perfect for crushing them, and scratches on the teeth show it munched on creatures that lived on the seafloor.1 2

?How big was Carinodens?

Carinodens was about 2 to 2.6 metres (6.6 to 8.5 feet) long. That makes it one of the smallest mosasaurs ever.1

?Where did Carinodens live?

Carinodens lived in the late Cretaceous seas, and its fossils have been found in Europe, North America, South America, and North Africa. Most skull fossils come from the Netherlands and Belgium.1

?Is Carinodens a dinosaur?

No, Carinodens is not a dinosaur. It is a marine lizard called a mosasaur that lived in the sea during the time of the dinosaurs.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Carinodens
Numnà da: Thurmond 19693
Gruppa: Mosasaurs
Famiglia / clada: Mosasauridae3
Classificaziun: Mosasauroidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Maastricht, Gramame, Bereza Beds3
Pajais: Pajais Bass, Marocco, Brasilia, Ucraina, Russia, Belgia3
Chats da fossils: 16 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The first fossils were found in Belgium and described by Louis Dollo in 1913 as Globidens fraasi. In 1969, J.T. Thurmond gave it the new name Carinodens because the old name was already taken.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure how many species of Carinodens existed. Some think C. belgicus and C. fraasi might be the same species, while others believe they are different based on tooth shape.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Carinodens (en.wikipedia.org)
Feeding the Mechanical Mosasaur: what did Carinodens eat? | Netherlands Journal of Geosciences | Cambridge Core (cambridge.org)
Carinodens in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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