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Gnathomortis

Il num vul dir: “jaws of death”1

Mangiava: CharnMosasaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Gnathomortis was a huge marine lizard that swam in the seas of Colorado 80 million years ago. It had powerful jaws and sharp teeth to catch fish and other sea creatures. This ancient predator was one of the biggest mosasaurs of its time.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

Colorado, USA2 1

Lunghezza

10,5 m (34 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 33 km/h (21 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 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 58 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 5,5 secundas

Quant grond era Gnathomortis 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)

Gnathomortis var 33 km/h (21 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Gnathomortis was originally thought to be a species of Prognathodon, but scientists later gave it its own genus in 2020.1 3

Its name means 'jaws of death' because of its powerful bite.1

This marine lizard lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 80 to 72 million years ago.2

Gnathomortis reached about 10.5 meters (34 feet) in length, making it one of the larger mosasaurs.1

The only known fossil of Gnathomortis includes a partial skull and backbone, which helped scientists identify it as a new genus.1 3

It had a unique quadrate bone in its skull that was different from other mosasaurs, which helped scientists classify it.3

Maletg da Gnathomortis fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Gnathomortis 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.

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Gnathomortis
Numnà da: Lively 20204
Gruppa: Mosasaurs
Famiglia / clada: Mosasauridae4
Classificaziun: Mosasauroidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 72 milliuns onns (Campanian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Mancos Shale4
Pajais: USA4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The first fossil of Gnathomortis was found in 1975 in the Mancos Shale of western Colorado. It was originally named Prognathodon stadtmani in 1999, but in 2020 scientist Joshua Lively gave it the new name Gnathomortis after more bones were prepared.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly where Gnathomortis fits in the mosasaur family tree. Some studies place it as a close relative of Globidens, while others think it is more primitive.3

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Gnathomortis (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Redescription and Phylogenetic Assessment of ‘Prognathodon’ Stadtmani: Implications for Globidensini Monophyly and Character Homology in Mosasaurinae: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 40 , No 3 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
Gnathomortis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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