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Zarafasaura

Igama lithetha: “giraffe lizard of the sea”1

Yayitya: InyamaIiplesiosauriiCretaceous yamvaNgokwenene ayisiyo dayinaso

Zarafasaura was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that swam in the warm seas of the Late Cretaceous. It was a small elasmosaur, about as long as a car, and it used its long neck to snap up fish and squid.1

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 eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Ouled Abdoun Basin, Morocco1

Ubude

3 ukuya ku-4 m (9.8 ukuya ku-13 ft)1

Ubunzima

90 kg ukuya ku-110 kg (198 ukuya ku-243 lb)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ukuqubha, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengezinja ezingama-6

inde njengezinja ezingama-4, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-22 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-22inzima njengabantwana basenkulisa abangama-6inzima njengabantwana besikolo abangama-3ibinokuqubha ubude bechibi elikhulu lokuqubha (50 m) ngemizuzwana engama-6.7

Zarafasaura 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)

Zarafasaura 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

Zarafasaura means 'giraffe lizard' in Arabic, because local people thought the long-necked fossils looked like giraffes.1

It was a small plesiosaur, only about 3 to 4 metres long, much smaller than its giant cousins like Elasmosaurus.1

The first fossil of Zarafasaura was just a skull and jaw, found in phosphate mines in Morocco.1

In 2013, a more complete skeleton was discovered, showing its flippers and backbone for the first time.1

Zarafasaura lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, right at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.2

A specimen of Zarafasaura was almost sold at auction in Paris for €450,000, but the sale was stopped and it was sent back to Morocco.1

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

?Was Zarafasaura a dinosaur?

No, Zarafasaura was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur.1

?How big was Zarafasaura?

About 3 to 4 metres long and weighed roughly 100 kilograms, about the size of a large dog.1

?What did Zarafasaura eat?

It likely ate fish and squid, using its long neck to snap them up in the warm Cretaceous seas.1

?Where was Zarafasaura found?

Its fossils were discovered in phosphate mines in the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco, North Africa.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Zarafasaura
Inikwe igama ngu:: Vincent et al. 20113
Iqela: Iiplesiosauri
Usapho / iclade: Elasmosauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia3
Ubudala bamatye: 72 ukuya ku-66 izigidi zeminyaka (Maastrichtian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Couche III3
Amazwe: iMorocco3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Zarafasaura was named in 2011 by a team of scientists led by Peggy Vincent. The first fossil, a skull and jaw, was found in the phosphate mines of the Ouled Abdoun Basin in Morocco.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Zarafasaura is related to other plesiosaurs, and whether it had any special features in its flippers or body.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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

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