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Taniwhasaurus

Leina le raya: “taniwha lizard, after a supernatural water creature from Māori mythology”1

E jele: NamaDimosasoroBofelo jwa CretaceousKa saense, ga se dinosoro

Taniwhasaurus was a fierce marine lizard that swam in the oceans during the time of dinosaurs. It had a long, toothless snout like a spear and used it to hunt fish and other sea creatures. This mosasaur lived near New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa.1 2

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 86 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa2 1

Boleele

6.7 m (22 ft)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 37 km/h (23 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?

telele jaaka dintšwa di le 7 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 37 di latelanae ne e ka thuma boleele jwa letamo le legolo la go thuma (50 m) mo metsotswaneng e le 4.9

Taniwhasaurus 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)

Taniwhasaurus e ka nna 37 km/h (23 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

Taniwhasaurus belongs to a group called tylosaurines, which had a long, toothless tip on their upper jaw like a bony spear.1

The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff in New Zealand, and named by James Hector in 1874.1

One species, Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, was originally named Lakumasaurus after a sea spirit from the mythology of the Yahgan people of South America.1

A nearly complete skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus was discovered on James Ross Island in Antarctica in 2000, measuring 72 centimeters (28 inches) long.1

Taniwhasaurus lived between about 86 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

The species Taniwhasaurus oweni was named in honor of the famous paleontologist Richard Owen, who first described marine reptiles from New Zealand.1

Taniwhasaurus fossils have been found in marine rocks that were once part of ancient seabeds, alongside ammonites, sharks, and other mosasaurs.1

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

?How big was Taniwhasaurus?

It was a medium-sized mosasaur, reaching about 6.7 metres (22 feet) long.1

?Could Taniwhasaurus swim?

Yes. Its powerful paddles and flexible spine helped it swim, and its tail gave the main push forward.1

?What did Taniwhasaurus eat?

It hunted fish and other sea creatures. It may have used an electro-sensitive snout to find prey.1

?Is Taniwhasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is a mosasaur, which is a group of extinct marine lizards that lived alongside dinosaurs.1

?When did Taniwhasaurus go extinct?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period and died out about 66 million years ago.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Some people think Taniwhasaurus was a dinosaur.

Boammaaruri: Taniwhasaurus was a mosasaur, a type of marine lizard, not a dinosaur. Mosasaurs are reptiles that lived in the sea and are more closely related to modern snakes and monitor lizards.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Taniwhasaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Hector 18743
Setlhopha: Dimosasoro
Lelapa / clade: Mosasauridae3
Thulaganyo: Mosasauroidea3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 86 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Conway, Snow Hill Island, Conway Siltstone3
Dinaga: New Zealand, Antaretika, Japane, Aforika Borwa3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 11 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: The first fossils of Taniwhasaurus were found in the 1860s at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand. Scottish naturalist James Hector named the genus in 1874, calling it Taniwhasaurus oweni after the Māori taniwha and honoring Richard Owen.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure if the species Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis from Japan is really a separate species, because its fossils are very incomplete.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

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

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