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Plioplatecarpus

Leina le raya: “more flat wrist”1

E jele: NamaDimosasoroBofelo jwa Cretaceous go ya go Cenozoic, paka ya diphologolo tse di anyisangKa saense, ga se dinosoro

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

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 100 go ya go 62 tse di fetileng4

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous go ya go Cenozoic, paka ya diphologolo tse di anyisang

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

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

Boleele

5 go ya go 6 m (16 go ya go 20 ft)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 38 km/h (24 mph)

Go thuma, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Pele ga dinosoro

Paka ya dinosoro

Paka ya diphologolo tse di anyisang

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 400 tse di fetileng25266gompieno

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

telele jaaka dintšwa di le 6 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 33 di latelanae ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 4.7

Plioplatecarpus 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)

Plioplatecarpus e ka nna 38 km/h (24 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

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

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

?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

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Plioplatecarpus was a dinosaur.

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

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Plioplatecarpus
Leina le neilwe ke: Dollo 18824
Setlhopha: Dimosasoro
Lelapa / clade: Mosasauridae4
Thulaganyo: Mosasauroidea4
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 100 go ya go 62 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Cenomanian / Danian)4
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Bearpaw Shale, Pierre Shale, Fox Hills4
Dinaga: Amerika, Khanata, Antaretika, Swedene, Denmaka, Rašia4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 28 mo The Paleobiology Database4
Go fitlhelwa: 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
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: 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

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Plioplatecarpus (en.wikipedia.org)
Plioplatecarpus (Reptilia, Mosasauridae) from the Upper (biblio.naturalsciences.be)
Plioplatecarpus (prehistoric-wildlife.com)
Plioplatecarpus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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