Kartu dino No. 0062 ci 2 027

Albertonectes

Tur bi mooy: “Alberta swimmer”1

Lekkoon: YàppPlesiyosoor yiKretase bu mujjCi xam-xam, du dinosoor

Albertonectes was a huge marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It had an incredibly long neck, longer than a school bus, and swam with four flippers like paddles.1 2

Xibaar bu neex: reptil bu géej bii dafa daan féey ci jamono yi dinosoor yi daan dox ci suuf. Ñépp dañu leen di wooye dino, waaye beneen caru reptil lañu woon.

Dundoon

am na 84 ba 72 milyoŋ at4

Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Alberta, Canada, near Lethbridge1 2

Guddaay

11,2 ba 12,1 m (37 ba 40 ft)1 2

Diisaay

4,8 toon (10 600 lb)2

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)

Féey, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 3 oto

gudd ni 2,5 oto yu ñu taxawal ci benn rëddgudd ni 67 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalelu tollu ci diisaayu ñeydiis ni 960 xaaldiis ni 6 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 11 uurs yu weexmënoon na féey guddaayu pisin bu mag (50 m) ci 8,2 segond

Naka la Albertonectes réyoon, bu ñu ko méngalee ak YAW?

Ay kalkil rekk ci sa navigatëer. Dara du ñu denc, dara du ñu yónne fenn.

Naka la gaawoon?

Nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3 mph)

Xale bu nekk ci welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7 mph)

Albertonectes lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)

Fas buy daw bu gaaw lu tollu ci 65 km/h (40 mph)

Segg bu gaaw lu tollu ci 100 km/h (62 mph)

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. Its neck was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.1 2

Its fossils were discovered by accident in 2007 during ammolite mining. An excavator broke part of the skeleton, and some stomach stones were lost.1 2

Albertonectes lived in the Western Interior Seaway, a huge inland sea that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean.2

No skull of Albertonectes has ever been found, so scientists can only guess what its head looked like based on other elasmosaurs.1 2

Over 97 stomach stones were found with the skeleton, but they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion. Scientists are still not sure why plesiosaurs swallowed stones.1 2

Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land, while plesiosaurs were air-breathing reptiles that lived in the sea.2

Nataalu Albertonectes bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Albertonectes mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.

yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci Albertonectes

?How big was Albertonectes?

Albertonectes was about 12.1 metres (40 feet) long and weighed around 4.8 metric tons (5.3 short tons). Its neck alone was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.1 2

?Was Albertonectes a dinosaur?

No, Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. Dinosaurs lived on land.2

?What did Albertonectes eat?

Scientists think Albertonectes ate small fish and crustaceans. Its small, slender teeth were not for attacking large prey.2

?How many neck bones did Albertonectes have?

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. That is why its neck was so long.1 2

?When did Albertonectes live?

Albertonectes lived about 73.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Could Albertonectes swim?

Yes, Albertonectes was a strong swimmer. It used its four paddle-like flippers to move through the water.1 2

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Albertonectes was a dinosaur.

Dëgg: Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs were land animals.2

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Albertonectes
Ku ko tudde: Kubo et al. 20124
Kurél: Plesiyosoor yi
Njaboot / klad: Elasmosauridae4
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia4
Màggaayu doj yi: 84 ba 72 milyoŋ at (Campanian)4
Formasiyoŋi doj: Bearpaw Shale4
Réew yi: Kanadaa4
Fosil yu ñu gis: 1 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Gisees: The only known skeleton was found in 2007 by an ammolite mining company near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was named Albertonectes vanderveldei in 2012 by paleontologist Tai Kubo and his team.1 2
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are not sure why Albertonectes swallowed so many stomach stones, since they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion.2

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Albertonectes (en.wikipedia.org)
Albertonectes | The Canadian Encyclopedia (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Albertonectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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