Dinokaart nr. 1127 van 2 027

Malawisaurus

Naam beteken: “Malawi lizard”1

Malawisaurus was a long-necked plant eater that stomped through ancient Africa. It was smaller than many of its giant cousins, but still as long as a bus! It had bony plates in its skin, like armor.1

Het geleef

121 tot 113 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Northern Malawi, Africa, in the Dinosaur Beds.1 4

Lengte

11 tot 15 m (36 tot 49 ft)1

Gewig

2,8 ton tot 10 ton (6 200 tot 22 000 lb)1

Hoogte

3,5 m (11 ft)

skatting

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 lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 7 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 83 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 2000 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 12 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 22 ysberekon 100 meter in 20 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Malawisaurus 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)

Malawisaurus 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

Malawisaurus had a blunter snout than most other sauropods, which is unusual for this group.2

Its teeth were flattened, not pencil-shaped like many other sauropods. This suggests that pencil-shaped teeth evolved more than once in sauropods.2

Bony plates called ossicles have been found with Malawisaurus, which probably covered its skin like armor.1

The vertebrae in the middle of its tail were longer than those in other parts, which is a unique feature.1

Malawisaurus lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.4

An isolated tooth from Brazil might belong to Malawisaurus, which would mean it also lived in South America.1

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

?How big was Malawisaurus?

About 15 metres (49 feet) long and weighed about 10 tonnes (11 short tons), though a 2020 estimate gave a smaller size of 11 metres (36 feet) and 2.8 tonnes (3.1 short tons).1

?Where did Malawisaurus live?

It lived in what is now northern Malawi in Africa, during the Early Cretaceous period about 121 to 112 million years ago.1 3

?What did Malawisaurus eat?

It was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants.3

?Did Malawisaurus have armor?

Yes, bony plates called ossicles or dermal scutes were found with the skeleton, suggesting it had armor in its skin like some other titanosaurs.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Malawisaurus was a giant like Argentinosaurus.

Waarheid: Malawisaurus was actually one of the smaller sauropods, reaching only about 11 to 15 metres long.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Malawisaurus
Benoem deur: Jacobs et al. 19934
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Lithostrotia4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 121 tot 113 miljoen jaar (Aptian)4
Rotsformasies: Dinosaur Beds4
Lande: Malawi4
Fossielrekords: 8 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The first fossils were found around 1924 in Malawi, and Sidney H. Haughton named the species in 1928. In 1993, Louis L. Jacobs and colleagues gave it the new name Malawisaurus after more bones were found.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if Malawisaurus lived in South America too, because only a single tooth from Brazil might belong to it.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Malawisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
New material of an Early Cretaceous titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur from Malawi | The Palaeontological Association (palass.org)
Malawisaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Malawisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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