Leiodon

Igama lithetha: “smooth tooth”1

Yayitya: InyamaIimosasauriiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Leiodon was a giant marine lizard that swam in the warm seas of the Late Cretaceous. It had smooth, curved teeth perfect for grabbing slippery fish and other sea creatures.1

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

Yaphila

100 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

England, and also Antarctica, Brazil, France, Germany, Jordan, Morocco, Poland, Sweden, Syria, and Ukraine1 3

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-36 km/h (22 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Leiodon 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

Leiodon was first named by the famous scientist Richard Owen in 1841, based on just two tooth fragments and a bit of jawbone.1

The name Leiodon means 'smooth tooth' because the fossil teeth had a smooth and polished surface.1

Leiodon lived between about 100 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

Leiodon fossils have been found all over the world, including in Antarctica, Europe, Africa, and South America.3

Some scientists think Leiodon might not be a valid genus because its main fossil teeth are now lost, making it a 'nomen dubium' or doubtful name.1

Leiodon was one of the original genera used to define the family Mosasauridae in 1853.1

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

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Leiodon was a dinosaur.

Inyaniso: Leiodon was not a dinosaur. It was a mosasaur, a type of giant marine lizard that lived in the ocean.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Leiodon
Inikwe igama ngu:: Owen 18423
Iqela: Iimosasauri
Usapho / iclade: Mosasauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Mosasauroidea3
Ubudala bamatye: 100 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Cenomanian / Maastrichtian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: López de Bertodano, Gramame, Opoka3
Amazwe: iSyria, i-Antarctica, iBrazil, iSweden, iPoland, iJamani3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 18 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Richard Owen named Leiodon in 1841 from two tooth fragments and a small jaw piece found in Essex, England.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if Leiodon is a valid genus because the original tooth fossils are missing, so it might be a 'nomen dubium' (doubtful name).1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Liodon (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Leiodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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