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Hoplitosaurus

Naam beteken: “hoplite lizard, named after a Greek soldier”1

Het geëet: PlanteGepantserde dino'sVroeë Kryt

Hoplitosaurus was a slow, plant-eating dinosaur covered in bony armor and tall spines. It used its armor to protect itself from predators, like a tank with spikes!1

Het geleef

126 tot 113 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

South Dakota, USA1 2

Hoogte

1,2 m (3,9 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

kon 100 meter in 20 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

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)

Hoplitosaurus omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Hoplitosaurus was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, about the height of a small pony.1

Its armor included tall spines on the shoulders and back, and small bony plates called ossicles filled the gaps.1

Unlike its relative Polacanthus, Hoplitosaurus did not have a solid shield of bone over its hips.1

The only known fossil was found in 1898 by geologist Nelson Horatio Darton near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.1 2

At first, scientists thought it was a type of Stegosaurus, but later they gave it its own name.1

Hoplitosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1

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

?How big was Hoplitosaurus?

It was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, roughly the height of a small pony. Its total length is not known from the partial skeleton.1

?What did Hoplitosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore) that ate low-growing plants. Its armor was its main defense against predators.1

?Where was Hoplitosaurus found?

The only known fossil was found in 1898 near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, in the Lakota Formation. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1 2

?Is Hoplitosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armored dinosaur (ankylosaur) related to Polacanthus.1 3

Mite-breker

Mite: Hoplitosaurus is just a copy of Polacanthus.

Waarheid: Scientists now agree Hoplitosaurus is a valid, though poorly known, genus because its bones and armor are different from Polacanthus.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Hoplitosaurus
Benoem deur: Lucas 19023
Groep: Gepantserde dino's
Familie / klade: Nodosauridae3
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 126 tot 113 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Aptian)3
Rotsformasies: Lakota, Cedar Mountain3
Lande: VSA3
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The fossil was found in 1898 by Nelson Horatio Darton. Frederic Augustus Lucas first named it a new species of Stegosaurus in 1901, but soon gave it its own genus Hoplitosaurus in 1902.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how Hoplitosaurus is related to other armored dinosaurs, because its fossils are so incomplete.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Hoplitosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
si.edu (si.edu)
Hoplitosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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