Iyuku

Naam beteken: “Xhosa for 'hatchling'”1

Het geëet: PlantePlantvreters met snawelsVroeë Kryt

Iyuku was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. What makes it really special is that almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs! Scientists think a whole group of Iyuku hatchlings died together during a dry season.2 1

Het geleef

137 tot 133 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Kirkwood Lookout, near the Sundays River in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa1

Topspoed

omtrent 41 km/h (25 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

Iyuku omtrent 41 km/h (25 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Iyuku is one of only two ornithopod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous of southern Africa.2 1

All the juvenile Iyuku bones were found in a single, small bonebed, suggesting a group of hatchlings died together.2 1

The name Iyuku comes from the Xhosa language and means 'hatchling', because almost all the fossils are from very young animals.1

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.4

The bonebed where Iyuku was found also contained rare theropod teeth, crocodile teeth, turtle shell fragments, and fish bones.1

Scientists think the Iyuku hatchlings died because the climate was becoming drier and more seasonal, which may have caused a drought.2 1

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

?How big was Iyuku?

Iyuku was a small dinosaur. A subadult's shin bone was about 35 to 42 centimetres long, so the whole animal was probably the size of a large dog.3

?What did Iyuku eat?

Iyuku was a plant-eating dinosaur. It ate plants like ferns and leaves.3

?Why is Iyuku called a hatchling?

Its name comes from the Xhosa word for 'hatchling' because almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs.3

?When did Iyuku live?

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Iyuku
Benoem deur: Forster et al. 20224
Groep: Plantvreters met snawels
Familie / klade: Euiguanodontia4
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 137 tot 133 miljoen jaar (Valanginian)4
Rotsformasies: Kirkwood4
Lande: Suid-Afrika4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Iyuku was named in 2022 by Catherine Forster and her team based on fossils collected from 1995 to 1999 in the Kirkwood Formation, South Africa. The species name honors Dr. Michael Raath for his work on southern African fossils.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Iyuku grew, because almost all the fossils are from babies and juveniles, not adults.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Iyuku raathi , a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Iyuku raathi, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Iyuku (en.wikipedia.org)
Iyuku in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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