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Pluridens

Igama lithetha: “many teeth”1

Yayitya: InyamaIimosasauriiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Pluridens was a giant sea lizard that swam in the warm, shallow seas of West Africa near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It had a very long, slender jaw packed with lots of small teeth, perfect for catching slippery fish and squid.1

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

Yaphila

84 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Niger, Nigeria, and Morocco1 4

Ubude

5 ukuya ku-6 m (16 ukuya ku-20 ft)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-38 km/h (24 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

inde njengezinja ezingama-6, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-33 zilandelelanaibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-4.7

Pluridens 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)

Pluridens malunga ne-38 km/h (24 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Pluridens had almost twice as many teeth as most other mosasaurs, with at least 28 teeth in each lower jaw bone.1

Its lower jaw was very slender and long, shaped almost like a circle in cross-section near the tip.1

Some Pluridens jaws show injuries that scientists think came from fighting over mates or territory.1

Pluridens lived during the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 70 to 66 million years ago.1 4

The first Pluridens fossil was a nearly complete lower jaw found in Niger, Africa.1

Scientists think Pluridens may have fed like early ichthyosaurs, using its long jaws to snap up prey.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Pluridens — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Pluridens 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: Pluridens

?How big was Pluridens?

About 5 to 6 metres (16 to 20 feet) long, and some individuals may have been over 9 metres (30 feet).1

?What did Pluridens eat?

It ate small prey like fish and squid, using its many small, sharp teeth to grab them.2

?Did Pluridens have good eyesight?

No, it had small eyes and probably relied on touch and sensing water movements to hunt, like modern sea snakes.3 2

?When did Pluridens go extinct?

It died out about 66 million years ago, when the asteroid hit and wiped out most species on Earth.2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Pluridens
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lingham-Soliar 19984
Iqela: Iimosasauri
Usapho / iclade: Mosasauridae4
Ukuhlelwa: Mosasauroidea4
Ubudala bamatye: 84 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Couche III, Farin-Doutchi, Nkporo Shale4
Amazwe: iMorocco, iNiger, iNigeria4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 4 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Pluridens was named by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar in 1998 based on a lower jaw from the Maastrichtian of Niger.1 4
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how long Pluridens could grow, because only jaws and skulls have been found so far.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Pluridens (en.wikipedia.org)
Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit (bath.ac.uk)
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Pluridens in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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