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Homalocephale

Naam beteken: “level head”1

Homalocephale was a small dinosaur with a flat, bony head. It lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period. This plant-eater used its strong legs to walk on two feet.1 4

Het geleef

72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Mongolia1 4

Lengte

1,5 m (4,9 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

so lank soos 3 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntkon 100 meter in 9,5 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Homalocephale 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)

Homalocephale omtrent 38 km/h (24 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Homalocephale had a flat skull roof, unlike many other dome-headed dinosaurs that had a rounded dome.2

Its tail was wrapped in a basket-like network of tendons, which is why its species name calathocercos means 'basket tail'.2

Homalocephale is known from a nearly complete skeleton, including a full skull and most of the body.1

It lived about 72 to 68 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous.1

This dinosaur was about 1.5 metres (5 feet) long, about the size of a large dog.1

Homalocephale had strong legs and could walk on two feet, but it was not a fast runner.2

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

?How big was Homalocephale?

About 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) long, roughly the size of a large dog.3 1

?What did Homalocephale eat?

It was probably an omnivore, eating both plants and maybe small animals.3

?Did Homalocephale have a dome on its head?

No, unlike many other pachycephalosaurs, Homalocephale had a flat, wedge-shaped skull roof instead of a rounded dome.3 1

?When did Homalocephale live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 68 million years ago.1 3

?Could Homalocephale run fast?

It had rather long legs and a fast-moving gait, so it could probably run quickly.3

?Is Homalocephale a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a pachycephalosaurid dinosaur.1 3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Homalocephale
Benoem deur: Maryańska and Osmólska 19744
Groep: Koepelkoppe
Familie / klade: Eupachycephalosauria4
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Pachycephalosauria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
Rotsformasies: Nemegt4
Lande: Mongolië4
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Homalocephale was named by Polish paleontologists Teresa Maryańska and Halszka Osmólska in 1974. The fossils were found during Polish-Mongolian expeditions to the Gobi Desert in the 1960s and 1970s.4 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if the flat head of Homalocephale was used for head-butting or for display, like a peacock's tail.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Homalocephale | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
PACHYCEPHALOSAURlA, A NEW SUBORDER OF ORNITHISCHIAN DINOSAURS (palaeontologia.pan.pl)
Homalocephale (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Homalocephale in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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