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Amtocephale

Naam beteken: “Amtgai head”1

Amtocephale was a small dome-headed dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It walked on two legs and used its thick, bony head like a helmet.5 2

Het geleef

100 tot 84 miljoen jaar gelede5

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Amtgai, southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia5 2

Topspoed

omtrent 44 km/h (27 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

Amtocephale omtrent 44 km/h (27 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Amtocephale may be the oldest known pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, living about 100 to 84 million years ago.2

Its name means 'Amtgai head' because the first fossil was found at a place called Amtgai in Mongolia.1

Only one nearly complete skull bone, called a frontoparietal dome, has been found so far.2

The dome of Amtocephale had deep pits on top, which helped attach strong neck muscles.2

Unlike some later dome-headed dinosaurs, Amtocephale did not have holes (supratemporal fenestrae) in the top of its skull.2

KI-prent van Amtocephale — 'n KI-prent van hoe Amtocephale 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 Amtocephale

?How big was Amtocephale?

It was a small dinosaur. Its skull dome was only about 5.3 centimetres (2.1 inches) long and 1.9 centimetres (0.75 inches) thick.3 5

?Is Amtocephale the oldest pachycephalosaur?

It may be the oldest known pachycephalosaurid. It lived about 100 to 84 million years ago, but scientists are not completely sure of the exact age.3 4

?What did Amtocephale eat?

Amtocephale was a plant-eater. Like other pachycephalosaurs, it ate leaves and other plants.3

?Where was Amtocephale found?

Its fossil was found at a place called Amtgai in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.3 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Amtocephale
Benoem deur: Watabe et al. 20115
Groep: Koepelkoppe
Familie / klade: Pachycephalosauridae5
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Pachycephalosauria5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 100 tot 84 miljoen jaar (Cenomanian / Santonian)5
Rotsformasies: Baynshire5
Lande: Mongolië5
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: Amtocephale was named in 2011 by paleontologists Mahito Watabe, Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar, and Robert Sullivan based on a single fossil dome found in the Baynshire Formation of Mongolia.5
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure whether Amtocephale is the oldest pachycephalosaurid or just one of the earliest, because its skull features look like those of later, more advanced species.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
(PDF) A NEW PACHYCEPHALOSAURID FROM THE BAYNSHIRE FORMATION (CENOMANIAN-LATE SANTONIAN), GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA (academia.edu)
Amtocephale (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
A new pachycephalosaurid from the Baynshire Formation - Robert M ... (yumpu.com)
Amtocephale in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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