Kartu dino No. 1197 ci 2 027

Moanasaurus

Tur bi mooy: “sea lizard”1

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

Moanasaurus was a huge sea lizard that swam in the oceans around New Zealand near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a long skull full of sharp teeth and powerful flippers to chase fish and other marine animals.1 3

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 66 milyoŋ at3

Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

North Island, New Zealand, and possibly Antarctica1 3

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 36 km/h (22 mph)

Féey, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

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)

Moanasaurus lu tollu ci 36 km/h (22 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

Moanasaurus means 'sea lizard' in Māori and Greek.1

Its skull was 78 cm (31 inches) long, making it one of the largest mosasaurs in its group.1 2

The first fossils were found in the Mangahouanga Stream on New Zealand's North Island.1 2

It lived between 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3 2

Some scientists think that fossil bones found in Antarctica might also belong to Moanasaurus.1

Moanasaurus had a short, strong upper arm bone and hourglass-shaped finger bones, good for swimming.2

Nataalu Moanasaurus bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Moanasaurus 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 Moanasaurus

?How big was Moanasaurus?

Its skull was 78 cm long, and it was one of the largest mosasaurs in its group. The whole animal was probably very big, but scientists do not have a complete skeleton to measure exactly.1 3

?What did Moanasaurus eat?

It ate fish and other marine animals, using its long skull full of sharp teeth to catch them.1

?Is Moanasaurus a dinosaur?

No, it is not a dinosaur. Moanasaurus was a mosasaur, a kind of giant sea lizard that lived in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs.1

?Where was Moanasaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in the North Island of New Zealand, near the Mangahouanga Stream.1 3

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Moanasaurus
Ku ko tudde: Wiffen 19803
Kurél: Mosasoor yi
Njaboot / klad: Mosasauridae3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Mosasauroidea3
Màggaayu doj yi: 84 ba 66 milyoŋ at (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Tahora3
Réew yi: Nuwel Selaand, Antarktik3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 3 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: Moanasaurus was named by Joan Wiffen in 1980, based on a partial skeleton found in New Zealand.1 3
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are not sure if some Antarctic mosasaur fossils belong to Moanasaurus or to a different species.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Moanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Moanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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