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Ammosaurus

Naam beteken: “sand lizard”1

Ammosaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic, about 195 to 180 million years ago. It was a plant-eater that probably walked on all fours but could stand on its hind legs to reach high plants. Fossils of this dinosaur have been found in the USA and Canada.1 2

Het geleef

201 tot 200 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

USA (Connecticut, Arizona) and Canada (Nova Scotia)1 2

Lengte

2,5 tot 5 m (8,2 tot 16 ft)1 2

Gewig

20 kg tot 32 kg (44 tot 71 lb)2

Hoogte

1,4 m (4,6 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 36 km/h (22 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 8 huiskatte

so lank soos 5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 28 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 6 waatlemoenekon 100 meter in 10 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Ammosaurus vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Ammosaurus omtrent 36 km/h (22 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Ammosaurus was once called Yaleosaurus, named after the famous Yale University.4

Some scientists think Ammosaurus might actually be the same dinosaur as Anchisaurus, just a larger individual.2

Fossils of Ammosaurus were found in a bridge abutment in Connecticut, USA, when the bridge was demolished in 1969.2

Ammosaurus lived in a dry environment with strong wet and dry seasons, like a desert today.2

Its spoon-shaped teeth were perfect for ripping plants, and it had fewer teeth than many other prosauropods.2

KI-prent van Ammosaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Ammosaurus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Ammosaurus

?How big was Ammosaurus?

Ammosaurus was about 2.5 to 4 metres long and weighed up to 32 kilograms.2 1

?What did Ammosaurus eat?

Ammosaurus was mainly a plant-eater, but it might have eaten small animals sometimes. It swallowed stones called gastroliths to help grind up food in its stomach.2 1

?When did Ammosaurus live?

Ammosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 200 to 185 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Ammosaurus found?

Fossils of Ammosaurus have been found in the USA and Canada, including in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia.2 1

?Is Ammosaurus the same as Anchisaurus?

Many scientists now think Ammosaurus is actually just a larger individual of Anchisaurus, so they are probably the same dinosaur.2 3

?Did Ammosaurus have feathers?

The sources do not mention feathers on Ammosaurus, so scientists do not know for sure if it had them.2 1

Mite-breker

Mite: Ammosaurus was a giant, fearsome predator.

Waarheid: Ammosaurus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur, only about 2.5 to 5 meters long, and it ate plants, not meat.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Ammosaurus
Benoem deur: Marsh 18914
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Anchisauridae4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 201 tot 200 miljoen jaar (Hettangian)4
Rotsformasies: McCoy Brook4
Lande: Kanada4
Fossielrekords: 3 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ook bekend as: Yaleosaurus (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)4
Ontdekking: Ammosaurus was named by famous paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1891. The first fossils were found in a well in East Windsor, Connecticut, in 1818, but were not recognized as dinosaur bones until much later.2 4
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Ammosaurus is a separate species or just a larger version of Anchisaurus.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Ammosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Anchisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A revision of the problematic sauropodomorph dinosaurs from Manchester, Connecticut and the status of Anchisaurus Marsh (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Ammosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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