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Moanasaurus

Leina le raya: “sea lizard”1

E jele: NamaDimosasoroBofelo jwa CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

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 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 fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

North Island, New Zealand, and possibly Antarctica1 3

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 36 km/h (22 mph)

Go thuma, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

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

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

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

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di 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

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o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga 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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Moanasaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Wiffen 19803
Setlhopha: Dimosasoro
Lelapa / clade: Mosasauridae3
Thulaganyo: Mosasauroidea3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 84 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Tahora3
Dinaga: New Zealand, Antaretika3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 3 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Moanasaurus was named by Joan Wiffen in 1980, based on a partial skeleton found in New Zealand.1 3
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure if some Antarctic mosasaur fossils belong to Moanasaurus or to a different species.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Moanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Moanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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