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Sarabosaurus

Il num vul dir: “desert mirage lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnMosasaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Sarabosaurus was a small, ancient marine lizard that swam in a warm sea that once covered the middle of North America. It lived about 94 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, and is the oldest mosasaur ever found in that region.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 94 fin 90 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Tropic Shale of Utah, USA, in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument area1 2

Lunghezza

3 m (9,8 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 3 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 17 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 5,5 secundas

Quant grond era Sarabosaurus 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)

Sarabosaurus 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

Sarabosaurus is the oldest mosasaur known from the Western Interior Seaway, dating to about 93.7 million years ago.1

The only known specimen was a mature adult, only 3 to 4 years old when it died.1

Its name comes from the Arabic word 'sarab' meaning desert mirage, because the sea it lived in has long since vanished.1

Sarabosaurus had a unique blood supply to its brain, different from most lizards, similar to how whales evolved.2

The species name 'dahli' honors Steve Dahl, a volunteer who helped collect fossils at the monument.1

Scientists used micro-CT scanning to study the braincase and map the blood vessels of Sarabosaurus.2

Sarabosaurus was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long, small compared to later giant mosasaurs.1

Maletg da Sarabosaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Sarabosaurus 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: Sarabosaurus
Numnà da: Polcyn et al. 20233
Gruppa: Mosasaurs
Famiglia / clada: Mosasauridae3
Classificaziun: Mosasauroidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 94 fin 90 milliuns onns (Turonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Tropic Shale3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The fossil was discovered in March 2012 by volunteer Scott Richardson in the gray shale of Utah. It was named in 2023 by Michael Polcyn and colleagues, with the species named after volunteer Steve Dahl.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating exactly how Sarabosaurus is related to other early mosasaurs, especially its position in the family tree.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Sarabosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
94-million-year-old fossil provides clues to ancient reptile ... (blm.gov)
Sarabosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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