Karata ya dino No. 1244 mo go 2 027

Natovenator

Leina le raya: “swimming hunter”1

E jele: DitlhapiDiraptoroBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Natovenator was a tiny dinosaur that could swim! It had a streamlined body like a diving bird and a long snout full of teeth for catching fish. This little hunter lived in the deserts of Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous.2 1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 84 go ya go 72 tse di fetileng4

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Hermiin Tsav, Omnogovi Province, Mongolia2 1

Boleele

0.7 m (2.3 ft)1

Bokete

0.3 kg (1 lb)1

Bogodimo

0.29 m (1 ft)

kakanyo

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 15 km/h (9 mph)

Go taboga, 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?

E ne e le kwa godimo go le kae?

kakanyo

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dibanana di le 2.5

telele jaaka dibanana di le 4 di latelanabofefo go feta katse ya mo gaennye mo e ka tsamayang ka fa tlase ga setuloe ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 24 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Natovenator 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?

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

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

Natovenator e ka nna 15 km/h (9 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

Natovenator had a streamlined body, which is very rare for non-avian dinosaurs. Its ribs pointed backwards to make it more hydrodynamic, just like diving birds and mosasaurs.2 1

It had 13 teeth in its premaxilla (the front of the upper jaw), which is an unusually high number for a dromaeosaurid.2 1

Its snout was long and full of many small holes (neurovascular foramina), which may have helped it sense movement in the water.2 1

Natovenator belongs to a group called Halszkaraptorinae, which are dromaeosaurids that may have been semi-aquatic. This group includes Halszkaraptor from Mongolia.1 3

Its neck was long, like many diving birds today, which helped it catch fish quickly.1

The name Natovenator means 'swimming hunter' in Latin, because scientists think it was a good swimmer that hunted in water.1

The only known fossil of Natovenator was found in the Baruungoyot Formation, which is about 72 to 83 million years old.3 1

Setshwantsho sa Natovenator se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Natovenator 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 Natovenator

?How big was Natovenator?

About 0.7 metres (2.3 feet) long and weighed around 0.3 kilograms (0.66 pounds). That is roughly the size of a duck.1

?Could Natovenator swim?

Yes, scientists think it was a good swimmer. Its ribs pointed backwards to make its body streamlined like a diving bird, and its long neck helped it catch fish.2 1

?What did Natovenator eat?

It likely ate fish and other small prey in the water. Its many sharp teeth and long snout were good for catching slippery food.1 2

?When did Natovenator live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous, about 72 to 83 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Some people think all dromaeosaurids were fast runners that lived only on land.

Boammaaruri: Natovenator shows that some dromaeosaurids, like those in the Halszkaraptorinae group, were adapted for swimming and may have spent much of their time in water.1 2

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Natovenator
Leina le neilwe ke: Lee et al. 20224
Setlhopha: Diraptoro
Lelapa / clade: Dromaeosauridae4
Thulaganyo: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae4
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 84 go ya go 72 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Campanian)4
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Baruungoyot4
Dinaga: Mongolia4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database4
Go fitlhelwa: Natovenator was named in 2022 by Sungjin Lee and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found in Mongolia. The fossil was first mentioned in a 2019 abstract.1 2
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating whether all halszkaraptorines were semi-aquatic, or if some were more terrestrial. Natovenator's streamlined body supports the swimming idea, but more fossils are needed to be sure.1 2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Natovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
A non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body exhibits potential adaptations for swimming | Communications Biology (preview-www.nature.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Natovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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