Carta da dino nr. 1782 da 2 027

Thalassomedon

Il num vul dir: “sea lord”1

Mangiava: CharnPlesiosaursCretacic tardivTecnicamain betg in dinosaur

Thalassomedon was a huge marine reptile that swam in the seas of North America about 95 million years ago. It had an extremely long neck, over half its body length, and used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.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 100 fin 94 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Colorado and Montana, USA3 1

Lunghezza

10,86 fin 11,95 m (36 fin 39 ft)1

Paisa

4,4 tonnas fin 6,8 tonnas (9 700 fin 15 000 lb)1

Spertadad maximala

var 22 km/h (14 mph)

Nudar, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 5 autos

uschè lung sco 2,5 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 66 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in elefantuschè grev sco 1400 melunasuschè grev sco 8 classas da scola entirasuschè grev sco 15 urs polarspudess nudar la lunghezza d'ina gronda piscina (50 m) en 8,2 secundas

Quant grond era Thalassomedon 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)

Thalassomedon var 22 km/h (14 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Thalassomedon's neck had 62 vertebrae and was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long, more than half of its total body length.1

Its flippers were about 1.5 to 2 metres (4.9 to 6.6 feet) long, helping it steer through the water.1

Stones have been found in the stomach area of Thalassomedon, which scientists think may have helped grind food or acted as ballast for diving.1

Its skull was only 47 centimetres (19 inches) long, but its teeth were 5 centimetres (2 inches) long.1

Thalassomedon lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 95 million years ago.1

Its closest relative is Elasmosaurus, another long-necked plesiosaur.1

Six specimens of Thalassomedon are on display in museums across the United States.1

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

?How big was Thalassomedon?

Thalassomedon was about 10.86 to 11.95 metres (35.6 to 39.2 feet) long and weighed around 4.4 to 6.8 metric tons (4.9 to 7.5 short tons).1

?Was Thalassomedon a dinosaur?

No, Thalassomedon was a plesiosaur, which is a type of marine reptile that lived in the oceans, not a dinosaur.2

?What did Thalassomedon eat?

Thalassomedon used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.1

?How long was Thalassomedon's neck?

Its neck was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long and made up of 62 vertebrae, which is more than half of its total body length.1

?When did Thalassomedon live?

Thalassomedon lived about 95 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.1

?Where was Thalassomedon found?

Fossils of Thalassomedon have been found in North America, specifically in the United States.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Thalassomedon
Numnà da: Welles 19433
Gruppa: Plesiosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Elasmosauridae3
Classificaziun: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 100 fin 94 milliuns onns (Cenomanian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Graneros Shale, Belle Fourche3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Thalassomedon was named by S. P. Welles in 1943, based on fossils found in Colorado and Montana, USA.3 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether the stones found in its stomach were used for grinding food or for ballast to help it dive.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Thalassomedon (en.wikipedia.org)
Thalassomedon (simple.wikipedia.org)
Thalassomedon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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