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Taniwhasaurus

Izina risobanura: “taniwha lizard, after a supernatural water creature from Māori mythology”1

Yaryaga: InyamaMozazoreKiretase ya nyumaMu by'ukuri si dinozore

Taniwhasaurus was a fierce marine lizard that swam in the oceans during the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, toothless snout like a spear and used it to hunt fish and other sea creatures. This mosasaur lived near New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa.1 2

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 86 kugeza 663

Kiretase ya nyuma

Ibisigazwa byabonetse muri

New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa2 1

Uburebure

6,7 m (22 ft)1

Umuvuduko wo hejuru

nka 37 km/h (23 mph)

Koga, igereranya

Yabayeho ryari?

Triyasike

Jurasike

Kiretase

Hashize miliyoni 252 z'imyaka20114566, asiteroyide

Yanganaga ite?

Yari ndende ite?

ndende nk'imbwa 7 zikurikiranyendende nk'imineke 37 ikurikiranyeyashoboraga koga uburebure bwa pisine nini (50 m) mu masegonda 4,9

Taniwhasaurus yanganaga ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ibarirwa muri mushakisha yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihutaga ite?

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

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

Taniwhasaurus nka 37 km/h (23 mph)

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

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

utuntu twiza cyane

Utuntu dushimishije

Taniwhasaurus belongs to a group called tylosaurines, which had a long, toothless tip on their upper jaw like a bony spear.1

The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff in New Zealand, and named by James Hector in 1874.1

One species, Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, was originally named Lakumasaurus after a sea spirit from the mythology of the Yahgan people of South America.1

A nearly complete skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus was discovered on James Ross Island in Antarctica in 2000, measuring 72 centimeters (28 inches) long.1

Taniwhasaurus lived between about 86 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

The species Taniwhasaurus oweni was named in honor of the famous paleontologist Richard Owen, who first described marine reptiles from New Zealand.1

Taniwhasaurus fossils have been found in marine rocks that were once part of ancient seabeds, alongside ammonites, sharks, and other mosasaurs.1

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wabajije

Ibibazo bibazwa cyane kuri Taniwhasaurus

?How big was Taniwhasaurus?

It was a medium-sized mosasaur, reaching about 6.7 metres (22 feet) long.1

?Could Taniwhasaurus swim?

Yes. Its powerful paddles and flexible spine helped it swim, and its tail gave the main push forward.1

?What did Taniwhasaurus eat?

It hunted fish and other sea creatures. It may have used an electro-sensitive snout to find prey.1

?Is Taniwhasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is a mosasaur, which is a group of extinct marine lizards that lived alongside dinosaurs.1

?When did Taniwhasaurus go extinct?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and died out about 66 million years ago.1

Gusenya ibinyoma

Ibivugwa: Some people think Taniwhasaurus was a dinosaur.

Ukuri: Taniwhasaurus was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard, not a dinosaur. Mosasaurs are reptiles that lived in the sea and are more closely related to modern snakes and monitor lizards.1

Ku bazobereye muri dinozore

Izina rya siyansi: Taniwhasaurus
Yiswe na: Hector 18743
Itsinda: Mozazore
Umuryango / ishami: Mosasauridae3
Ishyirwa mu byiciro: Mosasauroidea3
Imyaka y'amabuye: imyaka miliyoni 86 kugeza 66 (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)3
Inzego z'amabuye: Conway, Snow Hill Island, Conway Siltstone3
Ibihugu: Nuveli Zelande, Antaragitika, Ubuyapani, Afurika y'Epfo3
Ibisigazwa byanditswe: 11 muri The Paleobiology Database3
Ivumburwa: The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand. Scottish naturalist James Hector named the genus in 1874, calling it Taniwhasaurus oweni after the Māori taniwha and honoring Richard Owen.1
Biracyagibwaho impaka: Scientists are not sure if the species Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis from Japan is really a separate species, because its fossils are very incomplete.1

Aho amakuru yakuwe

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

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