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Istiorachis

Naam beteken: “sail spine”1
Het geëet: PlantePlantvreters met snawelsVroeë Kryt

Istiorachis was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived on the Isle of Wight over 120 million years ago. It had a tall sail on its back made of long spines, which might have helped it show off to other dinosaurs. It was about the size of an American bison and weighed as much as a small car.2

Het geleef
133 tot 121 miljoen jaar gelede4
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Isle of Wight, England, UK12
Gewig
1 ton (2 200 lb)2
Hoogte
2 m (6,6 ft)2
Topspoed
omtrent 33 km/h (21 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Istiorachisomtrent 2 m hoog (6,6 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 50 honde
so swaar soos 200 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 53 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 31 skoolkindersso swaar soos 2 ysberekon 100 meter in 11 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Istiorachis vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Istiorachis had very long spines on its back and tail bones, making a sail-like structure that was probably used for showing off to mates or scaring predators.1

2

Its name honors Dame Ellen MacArthur, a famous sailor from the Isle of Wight who sailed solo around the world.1

3

The only known fossil of Istiorachis was found in a plant debris bed near Grange Chine on the Isle of Wight.1

4

Some of the skeleton was stolen by poachers before scientists could collect it.1

5

Istiorachis belonged to a group of dinosaurs called iguanodontians, which were common in the Early Cretaceous.2

6

The sail of Istiorachis was made of neural spines that were over four times taller than the main part of the backbone.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Istiorachis
'n KI-prent van hoe Istiorachis 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 Istiorachis

?How big was Istiorachis?

It was about the size of an American bison, stood around two metres tall, and weighed about one tonne (1,000 kilograms).2

?What did Istiorachis eat?

It was a plant-eating dinosaur, so it ate plants like ferns, cycads and conifers that grew in its warm, forested environment.3

?Why did Istiorachis have a sail?

Scientists think the sail was mostly used for signalling, such as attracting mates or scaring predators, rather than for controlling body temperature.21

?When did Istiorachis live?

It lived more than 120 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period (specifically the Barremian age).23

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Istiorachis
Benoem deur
Lockwood et al. 20254
Groep
Plantvreters met snawels
Familie / klade
Styracosterna4
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Ouderdom van die rotse
133 tot 121 miljoen jaar (Hauterivian / Barremian)4
Rotsformasies
Wessex4
Lande
Verenigde Koninkryk4
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking
Istiorachis was named in 2025 by Jeremy Lockwood, David Martill, and Susannah Maidment. The fossil was dug up by Nicholas Chase from the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly what the sail was used for. It might have helped with walking on four legs, or it might have been for showing off to other dinosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. The origins of neural spine elongation in iguanodontian dinosaurs and the osteology of a new sail-back styracosternan (Dinosauria, Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Group of England (onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
  2. New sail-backed dinosaur species unearthed on the Isle of Wight | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Istiorachis (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Istiorachis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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