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Dracopelta

Naam beteken: “dragon shield”1

Het geëet: PlanteGepantserde dino'sLaat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Dracopelta was a small, armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now Portugal. Its back was covered in bony plates and spikes to protect it from hungry predators.1 2

Het geleef

145 tot 143 miljoen jaar gelede5

Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Lourinhã Formation, Portugal1 2

Lengte

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

Gewig

180 kg tot 300 kg (397 tot 661 lb)1 4

Hoogte

0,67 m (2,2 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 24 km/h (15 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 15 honde

so lank soos 4 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 11 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 60 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 16 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 9 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 15 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Dracopelta 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)

Dracopelta omtrent 24 km/h (15 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Dracopelta was one of the earliest armoured dinosaurs, living about 150 million years ago.1

Its name means 'dragon shield' because of the bony plates that covered its back.1

The only known fossil was found in 1964 during road construction near Praia da Assenta Sul, Portugal.2

Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracopelta is related to other armoured dinosaurs. Some think it might be a nodosaurid, while others say it is too incomplete to tell.3 2

The fossil includes ribs, armour plates, and parts of the back leg, but no skull has been found.2

Dracopelta lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants.2

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

?How big was Dracopelta?

Scientists estimate Dracopelta was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long and weighed around 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Another estimate suggests it could have been 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long.1

?When did Dracopelta live?

Dracopelta lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 to 145 million years ago.1

?What did Dracopelta eat?

The sources do not say exactly what Dracopelta ate, but it was an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) that lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants, so it likely ate plants.1

?Was Dracopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Dracopelta was a dinosaur. It was an ankylosaurian dinosaur, a type of armoured dinosaur.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dracopelta
Benoem deur: Galton 19805
Groep: Gepantserde dino's
Familie / klade: Ankylosauria5
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 145 tot 143 miljoen jaar (Tithonian)5
Rotsformasies: Freixial5
Lande: Portugal5
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: The fossil was found in early 1964 by Leonel Trindade during road works near Barril, Portugal. Georges Zbyszewski and Octávio da Veiga Ferreira dug it out on December 22, 1964. Peter Galton named it Dracopelta zbyszewskii in 1980.2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Dracopelta is a valid genus or a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because the fossil is so incomplete.3 2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Dracopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
History of the discovery of the ankylosaur Dracopelta zbyszewskii (Upper Jurassic), with new data about the type specimen and its locality (lneg.pt)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Dracopelta zbyszewskii | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Dracopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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