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Kentrosaurus

Naam beteken: “prickle lizard”1

Het geëet: PlanteDino's met plateLaat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Kentrosaurus was a plated dinosaur that lived in what is now Tanzania, Africa, about 152 million years ago. It had a row of small plates on its neck and back that turned into long, sharp spikes on its tail. It used those tail spikes to fight off hungry meat-eaters!1

Het geleef

162 tot 143 miljoen jaar gelede5

Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Tendaguru Formation, Lindi Region, Tanzania1 5

Lengte

4 tot 5 m (13 tot 16 ft)1 2

Gewig

700 kg tot 1,6 ton (1 500 tot 3 500 lb)1

Hoogte

tot 1,7 m (5,6 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 20 km/h (12 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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 1 motors

so lank soos 5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 28 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 80 hondeso swaar soos 320 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 84 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 50 skoolkindersso swaar soos 4 ysberekon 100 meter in 18 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Kentrosaurus 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)

Kentrosaurus omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Kentrosaurus had a long spike on each shoulder, in addition to the spikes on its tail.1

The name Kentrosaurus was almost changed because it sounded like Centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur. But the spelling is different, so Kentrosaurus stayed.1

Scientists think there were two types of Kentrosaurus, one with stouter thigh bones and one with slimmer ones. This might mean males and females looked different.1

Over 1200 bones of Kentrosaurus were found in Tanzania by German expeditions between 1909 and 1912.1

Kentrosaurus lived alongside giant long-necked sauropods like Giraffatitan and Tornieria.1

The plates on its neck and back were probably covered in horn, like a cow's horn.1

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

?How big was Kentrosaurus?

Kentrosaurus was about 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 feet) long and weighed roughly 700 to 1,600 kilograms (1,500 to 3,500 pounds). Some specimens suggest even larger individuals existed.1 3

?What did Kentrosaurus eat?

Kentrosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It used its toothless beak to bite off leaves and other plant material, which it swallowed in large chunks without much chewing.1 4

?Did Kentrosaurus have spikes?

Yes, Kentrosaurus had a double row of spikes along its back, from its mid-section to the tip of its tail, plus a long spike on each shoulder. These spikes were likely used for defense.1 4

?Could Kentrosaurus swim?

There is no direct evidence that Kentrosaurus could swim. It was a land-dwelling dinosaur that walked on four legs, and its body was not specially adapted for swimming.1

?Was Kentrosaurus bigger than a T. rex?

No, Kentrosaurus was much smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex. Kentrosaurus was about 4 to 5 metres long, while T. rex could be over 12 metres long; they lived in different times and places.1

?Did Kentrosaurus have feathers?

No, Kentrosaurus did not have feathers. It had bony plates and spikes covered in horn, and its skin was likely scaly, like other stegosaurs.1

?When did Kentrosaurus live?

Kentrosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 million years ago, in what is now Tanzania, Africa.1

?Why did Kentrosaurus have plates?

The plates on Kentrosaurus's neck and back might have been for temperature regulation, since they contained blood vessels, or for protection and display. No one knows for sure.4

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Kentrosaurus had all its spikes and plates in a single row down its back.

Waarheid: Scientists think Kentrosaurus had two rows of plates and spikes, one on each side of its back.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Kentrosaurus
Benoem deur: Hennig 19155
Groep: Dino's met plate
Familie / klade: Stegosauridae5
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Stegosauria > Thyreophora5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 162 tot 143 miljoen jaar (Oxfordian / Tithonian)5
Rotsformasies: Tendaguru5
Lande: Tanzanië5
Fossielrekords: 27 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ook bekend as: Doryphorosaurus, Kentrurosaurus (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)5
Ontdekking: German paleontologist Edwin Hennig named Kentrosaurus in 1915. The first fossils were found by the German Tendaguru Expedition in 1909.1 5
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly where each plate and spike was placed on the body, because most were found scattered.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Kentrosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Kentrosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Kentrosaurus | dinosaur genus | Britannica (britannica.com)
Kentrosaurus - Dinosaur - Enchanted Learning Software (enchantedlearning.com)
Kentrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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