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Moanasaurus

Izina risobanura: “sea lizard”1

Yaryaga: InyamaMozazoreKiretase ya nyumaMu by'ukuri si dinozore

Moanasaurus was a huge sea lizard that swam in the oceans around New Zealand near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a long skull full of sharp teeth and powerful flippers to chase fish and other marine animals.1 3

Akantu gashimishije: iki gikururanda cyo mu nyanja cyogaga mu gihe dinozore zagendaga ku butaka. Bose bakita dinozore, ariko cyari mu rindi shami ry'ibikururanda.

Yabayeho

hashize imyaka miliyoni 84 kugeza 663

Kiretase ya nyuma

Ibisigazwa byabonetse muri

North Island, New Zealand, and possibly Antarctica1 3

Umuvuduko wo hejuru

nka 36 km/h (22 mph)

Koga, igereranya

Yabayeho ryari?

Triyasike

Jurasike

Kiretase

Hashize miliyoni 252 z'imyaka20114566, asiteroyide

Yihutaga ite?

Umuntu ugenda n'amaguru nka 5 km/h (3 mph)

Umwana ku igare nka 12 km/h (7 mph)

Moanasaurus nka 36 km/h (22 mph)

Ifarashi yiruka cyane nka 65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwe yihuta cyane nka 100 km/h (62 mph)

utuntu twiza cyane

Utuntu dushimishije

Moanasaurus means 'sea lizard' in Māori and Greek.1

Its skull was 78 cm (31 inches) long, making it one of the largest mosasaurs in its group.1 2

The first fossils were found in the Mangahouanga Stream on New Zealand's North Island.1 2

It lived between 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3 2

Some scientists think that fossil bones found in Antarctica might also belong to Moanasaurus.1

Moanasaurus had a short, strong upper arm bone and hourglass-shaped finger bones, good for swimming.2

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wabajije

Ibibazo bibazwa cyane kuri Moanasaurus

?How big was Moanasaurus?

Its skull was 78 cm long, and it was one of the largest mosasaurs in its group. The whole animal was probably very big, but scientists do not have a complete skeleton to measure exactly.1 3

?What did Moanasaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine animals, using its long skull full of sharp teeth to catch them.1

?Is Moanasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. Moanasaurus was a mosasaur, a kind of giant sea lizard that lived in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs.1

?Where was Moanasaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the North Island of New Zealand, near the Mangahouanga Stream.1 3

Ku bazobereye muri dinozore

Izina rya siyansi: Moanasaurus
Yiswe na: Wiffen 19803
Itsinda: Mozazore
Umuryango / ishami: Mosasauridae3
Ishyirwa mu byiciro: Mosasauroidea3
Imyaka y'amabuye: imyaka miliyoni 84 kugeza 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Inzego z'amabuye: Tahora3
Ibihugu: Nuveli Zelande, Antaragitika3
Ibisigazwa byanditswe: 3 muri The Paleobiology Database3
Ivumburwa: Moanasaurus was named by Joan Wiffen in 1980, based on a partial skeleton found in New Zealand.1 3
Biracyagibwaho impaka: Scientists are not sure if some Antarctic mosasaur fossils belong to Moanasaurus or to a different species.1

Aho amakuru yakuwe

Moanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Moanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): imyaka, ahantu, inzego z'amabuye, ishyirwa mu byiciro.

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