Wapuskanectes

Igama lithetha: “whitecap swimmer”1

Yayitya: InyamaIiplesiosauriiCretaceous yokuqalaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Wapuskanectes was an ancient marine reptile that swam in the seas of Alberta, Canada, about 112 million years ago. It was an early elasmosaur, a type of plesiosaur with a very long neck. This creature was a powerful swimmer and a meat-eater.1

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

Yaphila

113 ukuya ku-110 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo2

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Alberta, Canada1 2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-27 km/h (17 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)

Wapuskanectes malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Wapuskanectes is the oldest known elasmosaur from North America, living about 112 million years ago.1

Its name comes from the Cree word 'Wapuska', meaning a body of water with whitecaps, and the Greek word 'nectes', meaning swimmer.1

The species name, betsynichollsae, honors Dr. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Nicholls, a famous curator of marine reptiles.1

Some Wapuskanectes fossils were found with gastroliths, or stomach stones, which may have helped them digest food.1

The gastroliths were mostly black, polished chert pebbles, and the largest one weighed 14.5 grams.1

One fossil, TMP 2012.50.1, was discovered when a grader plowed through its neck, destroying the skull and most of the neck.1

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

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Wapuskanectes
Inikwe igama ngu:: Druckenmiller and Russell 20062
Iqela: Iiplesiosauri
Usapho / iclade: Elasmosauridae2
Ukuhlelwa: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia2
Ubudala bamatye: 113 ukuya ku-110 izigidi zeminyaka (Albian)2
Izakhiwo zamatye: Clearwater2
Amazwe: iKhanada2
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database2
Ukufunyanwa: Wapuskanectes was named by Patrick S. Druckenmiller and Anthony P. Russell in 2006. The first fossil was found in an open-pit oilsand mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Wapuskanectes used its gastroliths, whether for grinding food or for ballast.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Wapuskanectes (en.wikipedia.org)
Wapuskanectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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