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Arcusaurus

Naam beteken: “rainbow lizard”1

Arcusaurus was a small, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It was an early relative of the giant sauropods like Brachiosaurus. Arcusaurus walked on four legs and ate plants.1 4

Het geleef

201 tot 193 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Spion Kop Heelbo site, upper Elliot Formation, Free State, South Africa1 2

Lengte

2 tot 3 m (6,6 tot 9,8 ft)1

Gewig

20 kg tot 40 kg (44 tot 88 lb)1

Hoogte

0,5 tot 0,8 m (1,6 tot 2,6 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 37 km/h (23 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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2 honde

so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 17 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 10 huiskatteso swaar soos 8 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 2 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 1 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 9,7 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Arcusaurus 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)

Arcusaurus omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Arcusaurus was named after the Rainbow Nation, a nickname for South Africa. The name comes from the Latin word for rainbow.1

The fossils of Arcusaurus were discovered in 2006 by Lucille Pereira and Fernando Abdala. The species name honors them.1

At least two Arcusaurus individuals were found together. Scientists know this because they found two right nasal bones, which are skull bones behind the nostril.1

Arcusaurus lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 200 to 190 million years ago.1 4

Arcusaurus was a small dinosaur, only about 2 to 3 meters long. That is about the size of a car.1

Arcusaurus is an early relative of the giant sauropods. It helps scientists understand how sauropods evolved.1

The fossils of Arcusaurus were found in the same quarry as another dinosaur called Pulanesaura. This shows that different dinosaurs lived together.2

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

?How big was Arcusaurus?

About 2 to 3 metres long, roughly the size of a large dog.1

?What did Arcusaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants.3

?Was Arcusaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a sauropodomorph dinosaur, an early relative of the giant sauropods.1

?When did Arcusaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 192 to 182 million years ago.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Arcusaurus
Benoem deur: Yates et al. 20114
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Sauropodomorpha4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 201 tot 193 miljoen jaar (Hettangian / Sinemurian)4
Rotsformasies: Elliot4
Lande: Suid-Afrika4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Arcusaurus was named by Adam Yates, Matthew Bonnan and Johann Neveling in 2011. The fossils were found in March 2006 at the Spion Kop Heelbo site in South Africa.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Arcusaurus grew. Only a few bones have been found, so its size is an estimate.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Arcusaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new basal sauropod from the pre-Toarcian Jurassic of South Africa: evidence of niche-partitioning at the sauropodomorph, sauropod boundary? (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
ARCUSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
Arcusaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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