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Khinjaria

Igama lithetha: “dagger”1

Yayitya: InyamaIimosasauriiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Khinjaria was a giant marine lizard that lived in the sea near Africa. It had huge, blade-like teeth and a short, powerful jaw to grab big prey.1 2

Inyani emnandi: esi sirhubuluzi saselwandle sasiqubha ngelixa iidayinaso zazihamba emhlabeni. Wonke umntu uzibiza ngokuba ziidayinaso, kodwa zazilisebe elahlukileyo lezirhubuluzi.

Yaphila

72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Oulad Abdoun Basin, Khouribga Province, Morocco1 4

Ubude

8 m (26 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-36 km/h (22 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

inde njengezinja ezingama-8, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-44 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-5

Khinjaria wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Khinjaria malunga ne-36 km/h (22 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Khinjaria's name comes from an Arabic word for dagger, because of its sharp, blade-like teeth.1

Its skull bones were tightly fused together, making its bite very powerful.1

Khinjaria lived at the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs, about 72 to 66 million years ago.4

It was about 8 metres (26 feet) long, as long as a big bus.1

Khinjaria is related to other African mosasaurs like Goronyosaurus and Gavialimimus.1 2

Scientists think Khinjaria was an apex predator, meaning it was at the top of the food chain in its ocean.2

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Khinjaria — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Khinjaria esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Khinjaria

?Was Khinjaria a dinosaur?

No, Khinjaria was not a dinosaur. It was a giant marine lizard called a mosasaur, related to today's Komodo dragons.3

?How big was Khinjaria?

Khinjaria was about 8 metres (26 feet) long, about the size of an orca.1 3

?What did Khinjaria eat?

Khinjaria was an apex predator that likely attacked large prey, using its powerful jaws and dagger-like teeth.1 2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Khinjaria
Inikwe igama ngu:: Longrich et al. 20244
Iqela: Iimosasauri
Usapho / iclade: Mosasauridae4
Ukuhlelwa: Mosasauroidea4
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Couche III4
Amazwe: iMorocco4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Khinjaria was named in 2024 by Nicholas Longrich and colleagues based on a partial skull and a vertebra found in Morocco.1 4
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Khinjaria used its unusual short, powerful jaws and dagger-like teeth compared to other mosasaurs.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Khinjaria (en.wikipedia.org)
A bizarre new plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the Maastrichtian of Morocco - the University of Bath's research portal (researchportal.bath.ac.uk)
Fossils of giant sea lizard show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era (bath.ac.uk)
Khinjaria in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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