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Taniwhasaurus

Tur bi mooy: “taniwha lizard, after a supernatural water creature from Māori mythology”1

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

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

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 86 ba 66 milyoŋ at3

Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

New Zealand, Antarctica, Japan, and South Africa2 1

Guddaay

6,7 m (22 ft)1

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 37 km/h (23 mph)

Féey, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

gudd ni 7 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 37 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalemënoon na féey guddaayu pisin bu mag (50 m) ci 4,9 segond

Naka la Taniwhasaurus 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)

Taniwhasaurus lu tollu ci 37 km/h (23 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

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

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

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think Taniwhasaurus was a dinosaur.

Dëgg: 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

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Taniwhasaurus
Ku ko tudde: Hector 18743
Kurél: Mosasoor yi
Njaboot / klad: Mosasauridae3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Mosasauroidea3
Màggaayu doj yi: 86 ba 66 milyoŋ at (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Conway, Snow Hill Island, Conway Siltstone3
Réew yi: Nuwel Selaand, Antarktik, Sapoŋ, Afrig di Sid3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 11 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: 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
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are not sure if the species Taniwhasaurus mikasaensis from Japan is really a separate species, because its fossils are very incomplete.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

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

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