Thalassomedon
Thalassomedon was a huge marine reptile that swam in the seas of North America about 95 million years ago. It had an extremely long neck, over half its body length, and used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.1
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E ne e le kgolo go le kae?
E ne e le telele go le kae?
E ne e le bokete go le kae?
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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?
Dintlha tse di monate
Thalassomedon's neck had 62 vertebrae and was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long, more than half of its total body length.1
Its flippers were about 1.5 to 2 metres (4.9 to 6.6 feet) long, helping it steer through the water.1
Stones have been found in the stomach area of Thalassomedon, which scientists think may have helped grind food or acted as ballast for diving.1
Its skull was only 47 centimetres (19 inches) long, but its teeth were 5 centimetres (2 inches) long.1
Thalassomedon lived during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 95 million years ago.1
Its closest relative is Elasmosaurus, another long-necked plesiosaur.1
Six specimens of Thalassomedon are on display in museums across the United States.1

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Thalassomedon
?How big was Thalassomedon?
Thalassomedon was about 10.86 to 11.95 metres (35.6 to 39.2 feet) long and weighed around 4.4 to 6.8 metric tons (4.9 to 7.5 short tons).1
?Was Thalassomedon a dinosaur?
No, Thalassomedon was a plesiosaur, which is a type of marine reptile that lived in the oceans, not a dinosaur.2
?What did Thalassomedon eat?
Thalassomedon used its sharp teeth to catch fish and other prey.1
?How long was Thalassomedon's neck?
Its neck was about 5.9 metres (19 feet) long and made up of 62 vertebrae, which is more than half of its total body length.1
?When did Thalassomedon live?
Thalassomedon lived about 95 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.1
?Where was Thalassomedon found?
Fossils of Thalassomedon have been found in North America, specifically in the United States.1
Ya baitseanape ba didino
- Leina la saense
- Thalassomedon
- Leina le neilwe ke
- Welles 19433
- Setlhopha
- Dipleisiosoro
- Lelapa / clade
- Elasmosauridae3
- Thulaganyo
- Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia3
- Bogolo jwa matlapa
- 100 go ya go 94 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Cenomanian)3
- Dibopego tsa matlapa
- Graneros Shale, Belle Fourche3
- Dinaga
- Amerika3
- Direkoto tsa difosili
- 2 mo The Paleobiology Database3
- Go fitlhelwa
- Thalassomedon was named by S. P. Welles in 1943, based on fossils found in Colorado and Montana, USA.31
- Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
- Scientists are not sure whether the stones found in its stomach were used for grinding food or for ballast to help it dive.1
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Thalassomedon (en.wikipedia.org)
- Thalassomedon (simple.wikipedia.org)
- Thalassomedon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.
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