Moanasaurus

Lebitso le bolela: “sea lizard”1

E jele: NamaDimosasaureKretase ya MoraoHa se dinosaure ho ya ka saense

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

Ntlha e monate: sehahabi sena sa lewatle se ne se sesa ha didinosaure di ntse di tsamaya naheng. Bohle ba di bitsa didinosaure, empa e ne e le lekala le leng la dihahabi.

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 84 ho isa ho 66 tse fetileng3

Kretase ya Morao

Difosili di fumanwe ho

North Island, New Zealand, and possibly Antarctica1 3

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 36 km/h (22 mph)

Ho sesa, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Moanasaurus e ka bang 36 km/h (22 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

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

Setshwantsho sa Moanasaurus se entsweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se entsweng ke AI, se bontshang kamoo Moanasaurus e ka beng e ne e shebahala kateng, se entswe ke khomphutha ho ya ka seo bo-ramahlale ba se tsebang. Ke ho hakanya feela: phoofolo ya nnete e ka nna ya ba e ne e shebahala ka tsela e nngwe, mme ha ho motho ya tsebang mebala ya yona ya nnete.

o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Moanasaurus
E rehilwe ke: Wiffen 19803
Sehlopha: Dimosasaure
Lelapa / leloko: Mosasauridae3
Tlhophiso: Mosasauroidea3
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 84 ho isa ho 66 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Tahora3
Dinaha: New Zealand, Antaraktika3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 3 ho The Paleobiology Database3
Ho sibollwa: Moanasaurus was named by Joan Wiffen in 1980, based on a partial skeleton found in New Zealand.1 3
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: Scientists are not sure if some Antarctic mosasaur fossils belong to Moanasaurus or to a different species.1

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

Moanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Moanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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