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Gavialimimus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “gharial mimic, after its long snout like a gharial crocodile”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ዓሳሞዛሰራትዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Gavialimimus was a marine lizard that swam in the warm seas of Morocco 66 million years ago. It had a very long, narrow snout like a modern gharial, which helped it catch fish. This clever hunter lived alongside other huge sea reptiles and sometimes became their dinner.1

ደስ ዝብል ሓቂ: እዚ ናይ ባሕሪ ተሳሓባይ ዳይኖሰራት ኣብ ምድሪ ክኸዱ ከለዉ ይሕምብስ ነበረ። ኩሉ ሰብ ዳይኖሰር ይብሎም፣ ግን ካልእ ጨንፈር ተሳሓብቲ እዮም ነይሮም።

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Oulad Abdoun Basin, Morocco3 1

ንውሓት

6 m (20 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 38 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (24 ማይል/ሰ)

ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ከም 6 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 33 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕንውሓት ዓቢ መሕምበሲ (50 ሜ) ኣብ 4.7 ካልኢት ክሕምብሶ ይኽእል ነበረ

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Gavialimimus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Gavialimimus ኣስታት 38 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (24 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Gavialimimus was about 6 metres (20 feet) long, as long as a small bus.1

Its name means 'gharial mimic' because its snout looked like that of the modern gharial crocodile, which also eats fish.1

Scientists think Gavialimimus lived in the same seas as many other mosasaurs, but it ate different prey to avoid competition.1

Bigger mosasaurs like Thalassotitan sometimes ate Gavialimimus. One fossil shows bite marks from a large predator.1

The first fossil of Gavialimimus was a skull and some bones found in the phosphate mines of Morocco.1

In 2025, scientists argued that a tooth named Platecarpus ptychodon actually belongs to Gavialimimus, so its full name might change to Gavialimimus ptychodon.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Gavialimimus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Gavialimimus ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Gavialimimus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?Was Gavialimimus a dinosaur?

No, Gavialimimus was a marine lizard called a mosasaur, not a dinosaur. It lived in the sea during the time of dinosaurs.1

?How big was Gavialimimus?

About 6 metres long, as long as a small bus.1

?What did Gavialimimus eat?

It was a large fish-eater, using its long snout and interlocking teeth to catch fast-swimming fish.1 2

?Did other animals eat Gavialimimus?

Yes, bigger mosasaurs like Thalassotitan and Prognathodon sometimes ate Gavialimimus. One fossil shows it was digested by a large mosasaur.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Gavialimimus was a dinosaur because it is a reptile from the age of dinosaurs.

ሓቂ: Gavialimimus was a mosasaur, a marine lizard, not a dinosaur. It lived in the sea and was more closely related to modern monitor lizards.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Gavialimimus
ዝሰመዮ: Strong et al. 20203
ጉጅለ: ሞዛሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Mosasauridae3
ምድባ: Mosasauroidea3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Maastrichtian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Phosphates3
ሃገራት: ሞሮኮ3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: Gavialimimus was named in 2020 by Strong and colleagues based on a skull from the Oulad Abdoun Basin in Morocco. The specific name almaghribensis means 'from Morocco' in Arabic.1 3
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists debate whether Gavialimimus almaghribensis is the same species as an older fossil called Platecarpus ptychodon. If they are the same, the older name would take priority.1