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Kaiwhekea

Leina le raya: “kai whekea means 'squid eater' in Maori”1
E jele: NamaDipleisiosoroBofelo jwa CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

Kaiwhekea was a plesiosaur, a long-necked marine reptile that lived in the seas around New Zealand. It had a big head, large eyes and lots of small teeth for catching squid and other soft prey. This creature swam near the Antarctic polar circle during the time of the dinosaurs.1

Ntlha e e monate: segagabi seno sa lewatle se ne se thuma fa dinosoro di ne di tsamaya mo lefatsheng. Mongwe le mongwe o di bitsa didino, mme e ne e le lekala le lengwe la digagabi.
E tshetse
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 84 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng6
Bofelo jwa Cretaceous
Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa
Katiki Formation near Shag Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand1
Boleele
6.5 go ya go 7 m (21 go ya go 23 ft)31
Bonako jo bogolo
e ka nna 26 km/h (16 mph)
Go thuma, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

Kaiwhekea e ka nna 7 m boleele (23 ft)Baesekele ya motho yo mogolo e ka nna 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Koloi e ka nna 4.5 m (15 ft)Tlou, phologolo e kgolo go gaisa tsotlhe mo lefatsheng gompieno e ka nna 6.5 m (21 ft)
telele jaaka dintšwa di le 7 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 39 di latelanae ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 6.9

Kaiwhekea e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

1

Kaiwhekea is one of the most complete fossil reptiles ever found in New Zealand, with its skull, jaws, vertebrae and ribs still connected almost as they were in life.1

2

Its name comes from Maori words meaning 'squid eater', because scientists think it fed on squid and other soft animals.1

3

Kaiwhekea had about 43 teeth in each upper jaw and 42 in each lower jaw, all small, slim and slightly curved.3

4

The fossil was found inside a large rock called a concretion, which was cracked and had to be dug out bit by bit over 30 days.1

5

When Kaiwhekea lived, the Otago region was close to the polar circle, with long summer days and long winter nights.1

6

Its large forward-facing eyes suggest it had good binocular vision, which might have helped it hunt in deep or dark water.1

7

Kaiwhekea is thought to have been a fast swimmer, based on the shape of its hind flippers.1

E dirilwe ke AISetshwantsho sa Kaiwhekea se se dirilweng ke AI
Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Kaiwhekea e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.
o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Kaiwhekea

?How big was Kaiwhekea?

Kaiwhekea was about 6.5 to 7 metres long.45

?What did Kaiwhekea eat?

Kaiwhekea ate squid and other soft-bodied prey. Its name means 'squid eater' in Māori.45

?When did Kaiwhekea live?

Kaiwhekea lived about 70 to 69 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.45

?Is Kaiwhekea a dinosaur?

No, Kaiwhekea is a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea at the same time as dinosaurs.45

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense
Kaiwhekea
Leina le neilwe ke
Cruickshank and Fordyce 20026
Setlhopha
Dipleisiosoro
Lelapa / clade
Elasmosauridae6
Thulaganyo
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia6
Bogolo jwa matlapa
84 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Dibopego tsa matlapa
Katiki6
Dinaga
New Zealand6
Direkoto tsa difosili
1 mo The Paleobiology Database6
Go fitlhelwa
Kaiwhekea was named by Arthur Cruickshank and Ewan Fordyce in 2002, based on a single nearly complete skeleton found in the Katiki Formation near Shag Point, New Zealand.21
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
Scientists are not sure which family Kaiwhekea belongs to. Some say it is a cryptoclidid, others place it with elasmosaurids or other groups.21

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Kaiwhekea katiki, a Late Cretaceous plesiosaur from high southern latitudes (otago.ac.nz)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A New Marine Reptile (Sauropterygia) from New Zealand: Further Evidence for A Late Cretaceous Austral Radiation of Cryptoclidid Plesiosaurs (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  4. Kaiwhekea (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Most complete dinosaur-aged reptile from Aotearoa – Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum (oercollective.caul.edu.au)
  6. Kaiwhekea in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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