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Mahakala

Naam beteken: “named after Mahakala, a protector deity in Tibetan Buddhism”1

Mahakala was a tiny, feathered raptor that lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. It was one of the smallest dromaeosaurids ever found, about the size of a crow. Its small size and bird-like features help scientists understand how flight may have evolved in dinosaurs.1

Het geleef

84 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Tögrögiin Shiree in the Gobi Desert, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia3 1

Lengte

0,5 tot 0,7 m (1,6 tot 2,3 ft)1

Gewig

0,4 kg tot 0,7 kg (1 tot 2 lb)1

Hoogte

0,29 m (1 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 17 km/h (11 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?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 6 piesangs

so lank soos 4 piesangs punt aan puntligter as 'n huiskatso swaar soos 6 piesangsklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 21 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Mahakala 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)

Mahakala omtrent 17 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

Mahakala is one of the most primitive (basal) dromaeosaurids known, even though it lived late in the Cretaceous Period.1

Its skeleton shows a mix of features found in early troodontids and early birds, making it a key fossil for studying bird origins.1

Mahakala belonged to a group called Halszkaraptorinae, whose members were probably strong swimmers.1

The holotype specimen was nearly an adult, but it was still only as big as Archaeopteryx, a famous early bird.1

It lived alongside Velociraptor, Protoceratops, and many other dinosaurs in a dry, sandy environment with seasonal streams.1

Like other dromaeosaurids, Mahakala had a large, curved claw on its second toe that it may have used to catch prey.1

KI-prent van Mahakala — 'n KI-prent van hoe Mahakala 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Mahakala
Benoem deur: Turner et al. 20073
Groep: Raptors
Familie / klade: Dromaeosauridae3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Campanian)3
Rotsformasies: Djadokhta3
Lande: Mongolië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Mahakala was named in 2007 by Alan H. Turner and colleagues based on a partial skeleton found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating whether Mahakala was a member of the Halszkaraptorinae subfamily or a more primitive dromaeosaurid outside that group.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Mahakala omnogovae (en.wikipedia.org)
Mahakala omnogovae Turner et al. 2007 - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
Mahakala in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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