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Kaiwhekea

Il num vul dir: “kai whekea means 'squid eater' in Maori”1
Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Kaiwhekea was a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that lived in the seas around New Zealand. It had a big head, large eyes and lots of small teeth for catching squid and other soft prey. This creature swam near the Antarctic polar circle during the time of the dinosaurs.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 84 fin 66 milliuns onns6
Cretacic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Katiki Formation near Shag Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand1
Lunghezza
6,5 fin 7 m (21 fin 23 ft)31
Spertadad maximala
var 26 km/h (16 mph)
Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Kaiwhekea var 7 m lung (23 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto var 4,5 m (15 ft)In elefant, il pli grond animal da terra dad oz var 6,5 m (21 ft)
uschè lung sco 7 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 39 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 6,9 secundas

Quant grond era Kaiwhekea cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Kaiwhekea is one of the most complete fossil reptiles ever found in New Zealand, with its skull, jaws, vertebrae and ribs still connected almost as they were in life.1

2

Its name comes from Maori words meaning 'squid eater', because scientists think it fed on squid and other soft animals.1

3

Kaiwhekea had about 43 teeth in each upper jaw and 42 in each lower jaw, all small, slim and slightly curved.3

4

The fossil was found inside a large rock called a concretion, which was cracked and had to be dug out bit by bit over 30 days.1

5

When Kaiwhekea lived, the Otago region was close to the polar circle, with long summer days and long winter nights.1

6

Its large forward-facing eyes suggest it had good binocular vision, which might have helped it hunt in deep or dark water.1

7

Kaiwhekea is thought to have been a fast swimmer, based on the shape of its hind flippers.1

Fatg cun IAMaletg da Kaiwhekea fatg cun IA
In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Kaiwhekea 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 Kaiwhekea

?How big was Kaiwhekea?

Kaiwhekea was about 6.5 to 7 metres long.45

?What did Kaiwhekea eat?

Kaiwhekea ate squid and other soft-bodied prey. Its name means 'squid eater' in Māori.45

?When did Kaiwhekea live?

Kaiwhekea lived about 70 to 69 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.45

?Is Kaiwhekea a dinosaur?

No, Kaiwhekea is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.45

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Kaiwhekea
Numnà da
Cruickshank and Fordyce 20026
Gruppa
Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada
Elasmosauridae6
Classificaziun
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
84 fin 66 milliuns onns (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Formaziuns da crap
Katiki6
Pajais
Nova Zelanda6
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta
Kaiwhekea was named by Arthur Cruickshank and Ewan Fordyce in 2002, based on a single nearly complete skeleton found in the Katiki Formation near Shag Point, New Zealand.21
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure which family Kaiwhekea belongs to. Some say it is a cryptoclidid, others place it with elasmosaurids or other groups.21

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Kaiwhekea katiki, a Late Cretaceous plesiosaur from high southern latitudes (otago.ac.nz)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A New Marine Reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: Further Evidence for A Late Cretaceous Austral Radiation of Cryptoclidid Plesiosaurs (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Kaiwhekea (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Most complete dinosaur-aged reptile from Aotearoa – Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum (oercollective.caul.edu.au)
  6. Kaiwhekea in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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