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Traskasaura

Zita rinoreva: “Trask lizard”1
Raidya: NyamaMapresiosauroCretaceous YekupedzisiraHarisi dhinosori chaizvo

Traskasaura was a long-necked marine reptile that lived in the ocean around Vancouver Island, Canada, about 85 million years ago. It was a fierce predator with strong, sharp teeth that could crush the shells of its prey. This ancient sea monster is the official fossil of British Columbia!12

Chokwadi chinonakidza: chinokambaira ichi chemugungwa chaishambira madhinosori achifamba panyika. Munhu wese anozviti madhino, asi zvaiva bazi rakasiyana rezvinokambaira.
Raivapo
makore mamiriyoni 86 kusvika 84 apfuura3
Cretaceous Yekupedzisira
Mafosiri akawanikwa:
Haslam Formation, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada13
Kureba
10 kusvika 12 m (33 kusvika 39 ft)12
Kumhanya kwepamusoro
kunenge 20 km/h (12 mph)
Kushambira, fungidziro

Rairarama rini?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
makore mamiriyoni 252 apfuura20114566, dombo guru rakabva mudenga

Raiva hombe sei?

Raiva refu zvakadii?

Traskasaura kureba kunenge 12 m (39 ft)Bhasikoro remunhu mukuru kunenge 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Motokari kunenge 4.5 m (15 ft)Nzou, mhuka hombe kupfuura dzose dzepanyika nhasi kunenge 6.5 m (21 ft)
kureba semotokari 2.5 dzakamiswa dzakatevedzanakureba semabhanana 67 akatevedzanaraigona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekonzi 9

Traskasaura raiva hombe sei kana richienzaniswa NEWE?

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Raimhanya zvakadii?

zvinhu zvinonakidza

Zvinonakidza

1

Traskasaura had a very long neck with at least 50 bones, making it one of the longest-necked elasmosaurs.2

2

This marine reptile could swim downwards to dive on its prey from above, a hunting style that was unusual for elasmosaurs.2

3

The first Traskasaura fossil was found in 1988 by Michael Trask and his daughter Heather along the Puntledge River.1

4

Traskasaura was named the official Provincial Fossil of British Columbia in 2023, even before it got its scientific name.12

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Scientists think Traskasaura had a strange mix of features from both early elasmosaurs and a later group called aristonectines.1

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Three Traskasaura specimens have been found, including a nearly complete adult skeleton and a well-preserved juvenile.1

Zvakagadzirwa neAIMufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI: Traskasaura
Mufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI unoratidza kuti Traskasaura ringangodai raitaridzika sei, wakagadzirwa nekombiyuta kubva pane zvinozivikanwa nemasayendisiti. Ifungidziro chete: mhuka chaiyo ingangodai yaitaridzika zvakasiyana, uye hapana anoziva mavara ayo chaiwo.
wakabvunza

Mibvunzo inonyanya kubvunzwa nezve Traskasaura

?How big was Traskasaura?

About 12 metres (39 feet) long. That is roughly as long as a large bus.2

?What did Traskasaura eat?

It likely ate ammonites, shelled sea creatures that lived in the same ocean. Its strong, sharp teeth were perfect for crushing their shells.2

?Is Traskasaura a dinosaur?

No, it is a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile that lived in the sea. It is not a dinosaur.1

?When did Traskasaura live?

It lived about 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.12

Zvevanyanzvi vemadhino

Zita resainzi
Traskasaura
Akaripa zita:
O’Keefe et al. 20253
Boka
Mapresiosauro
Mhuri / boka
Elasmosauridae3
Kurongwa kwemhuka
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia3
Zera rematombo
makore mamiriyoni 86 kusvika 84 (Santonian)3
Mapoka ematombo
Haslam3
Nyika
Kanada3
Zvinyorwa zvemafosiri
3 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Kuwanikwa
The first Traskasaura skeleton was discovered in 1988 by Michael Trask and his daughter Heather on the bank of the Puntledge River near Courtenay, British Columbia. It was officially named Traskasaura sandrae in 2025 by paleontologist F. Robin O'Keefe and colleagues.1
Zvichiri kupokanwa
Scientists debate whether Traskasaura was a very early aristonectine or if its similar features evolved separately.1

Kunobva chokwadi

  1. Traskasaura (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Mystery of “very odd” elasmosaur finally solved: one of North America’s most famous fossils identified as new species - Taylor & Francis Newsroom (newsroom.taylorandfrancisgroup.com)
  3. Traskasaura in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zera, nzvimbo, mapoka ematombo, kurongwa kwemhuka.

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