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Plioplatecarpus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “more flat wrist”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋሞዛሰራትዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ ክሳብ ሴኖዞይክ፣ ዘመን ኣጥባውያንብቴክኒክ ዳይኖሰር ኣይኮነን

Plioplatecarpus was a medium-sized mosasaur, a giant marine lizard that lived in the late Cretaceous seas. It had big eyes and fewer, sharply curved teeth than other mosasaurs, perfect for grabbing small, slippery prey. Fossils of this ocean hunter have been found all over the world, from North America to Europe and even Antarctica.1 4

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 100 ክሳብ 62 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ ክሳብ ሴኖዞይክ፣ ዘመን ኣጥባውያን

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

North America (Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Canada), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia), Africa (Congo-Kinshasa, Niger), and Antarctica1 4

ንውሓት

5 ክሳብ 6 m (16 ክሳብ 20 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 38 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (24 ማይል/ሰ)

ምሕምባስ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ቅድሚ ዳይኖሰራት

ዘመን ዳይኖሰራት

ዘመን ኣጥባውያን

ቅድሚ 400 ሚልዮን ዓመት25266ሎሚ

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 Plioplatecarpus 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)

Plioplatecarpus 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

Plioplatecarpus had bigger eyes than most other mosasaurs, which may have helped it see in dark, deep water.1

Its teeth were fewer but strongly curved backward, so it could grab small prey very precisely.1

Some scientists think Plioplatecarpus could swim into rivers and estuaries, not just the open ocean.1

Plioplatecarpus used its front flippers for underwater flight, like a bird flaps its wings, to move through weedy or coral reef areas.2

The first Plioplatecarpus fossil was found in Belgium and named by Louis Dollo in 1882.1

Plioplatecarpus lived about 82 to 66 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Plioplatecarpus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Plioplatecarpus 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 Plioplatecarpus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Plioplatecarpus?

About 5.5 to 6 metres long, depending on the species.1

?What did Plioplatecarpus eat?

It ate small, slippery prey like fish and squid, grabbing them with its sharply curved teeth.1 3

?Could Plioplatecarpus swim in freshwater?

Some scientists think it could, because a fossil was found in a non-marine deposit, suggesting it entered rivers and estuaries.1

?When did Plioplatecarpus live?

It lived in the late Cretaceous period, about 82 to 68 million years ago.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Plioplatecarpus was a dinosaur.

ሓቂ: Plioplatecarpus was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Plioplatecarpus
ዝሰመዮ: Dollo 18824
ጉጅለ: ሞዛሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Mosasauridae4
ምድባ: Mosasauroidea4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 100 ክሳብ 62 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Cenomanian / Danian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Bearpaw Shale, Pierre Shale, Fox Hills4
ሃገራት: ኣመሪካ, ካናዳ, ኣንታርክቲካ, ሽወደን, ደንማርክ, ሩስያ4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 28 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: The first Plioplatecarpus fossil was found in Belgium and named by paleontologist Louis Dollo in 1882. Later, fossils from North America that were first called Mosasaurus were reclassified as Plioplatecarpus.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether some North American Plioplatecarpus fossils belong to separate species or are just variations of the same species found in Europe.2