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Dallasaurus

Il num vul dir: “Dallas lizard”1
Mangiava: CharnMosasaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Dallasaurus was a small, ancient marine lizard that lived in the sea about 92 million years ago. It could walk on land too, like a modern seal, because its legs were not yet flippers.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 94 fin 90 milliuns onns4
Cretacic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Dallas County, Texas, USA1
Lunghezza
1 m (3,3 ft)1
Spertadad maximala
var 12 km/h (7 mph)
Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Dallasaurus var 1 m lung (3,3 ft)In giat da chasa var 0,5 m (1,6 ft)In chaun var 1 m (3,3 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)
uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 15 secundas

Quant grond era Dallasaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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Dallasaurus is one of the oldest mosasaurs found in North America, living about 92 million years ago.1

2

It was small for a mosasaur, only about 1 meter (3.3 feet) long, much smaller than later giant mosasaurs.1

3

Dallasaurus had legs that could still walk on land, so it lived both in the water and on shore, like a seal.1

4

Its fossils were found in a housing construction site in Texas, and the site is now covered by buildings.1

5

The species name turneri honors amateur fossil collector Van Turner, who found the first specimen.1

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Dallasaurus is a close relative of later, fully marine mosasaurs that had flippers instead of legs.3

Fatg cun IAMaletg da Dallasaurus fatg cun IA
In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Dallasaurus 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.
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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Dallasaurus

?Was Dallasaurus a dinosaur?

No, Dallasaurus was a marine lizard, not a dinosaur. It was a mosasauroid, a type of ancient reptile that lived in the sea.1

?How big was Dallasaurus?

Dallasaurus was small, only about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long. That is much smaller than later giant mosasaurs.1

?Could Dallasaurus walk on land?

Yes, Dallasaurus could walk on land. Its legs were not yet flippers, so it lived an amphibious lifestyle like a modern seal.1

?What did Dallasaurus eat?

The sources do not say exactly what Dallasaurus ate. As a small marine lizard, it probably ate small fish and other sea creatures.1

?When did Dallasaurus live?

Dallasaurus lived about 92 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. It is one of the oldest mosasaurs found in North America.1

?Where was Dallasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in Dallas County, Texas, at a housing construction site. The site is now covered by buildings.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Dallasaurus
Numnà da
Bell and Polcyn 20054
Gruppa
Mosasaurs
Famiglia / clada
Mosasauridae4
Classificaziun
Mosasauroidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
94 fin 90 milliuns onns (Turonian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Kamp Ranch Limestone4
Pajais
USA4
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
Dallasaurus was named in 2005 by scientists Bell and Polcyn based on two partial skeletons found in Dallas County, Texas. The first skeleton was discovered by amateur collector Van Turner.12

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Dallasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Dallasaurus turneri, a new primitive mosasauroid from the Middle (cambridge.org)
  4. Dallasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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