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Massospondylus

Naam beteken: “longer vertebra”1

Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Trias tot Vroeë Jura

Massospondylus was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck and tail, and a slender body. This dinosaur walked on two legs and used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants.1

Het geleef

237 tot 175 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Trias tot Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Namibia1 4

Lengte

4 tot 6 m (13 tot 20 ft)1

Gewig

70 kg tot 136,7 kg (154 tot 301 lb)3 1

Hoogte

1,8 m (5,9 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 41 km/h (25 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 7 honde

so lank soos 6 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 33 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 27 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 7 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 4 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 8,8 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Massospondylus 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)

Massospondylus 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

Massospondylus was one of the first dinosaurs to be named, described by Richard Owen in 1854.1

Its name means 'longer vertebra' because Owen thought the neck bones were tail bones.1

Fossil eggs and embryos of Massospondylus have been found, and they are among the oldest known dinosaur eggs.1

The eggshell of Massospondylus was extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick.1

Baby Massospondylus had proportionally longer arms and a larger head than adults, suggesting they may have walked on four legs when young.1

Massospondylus could speed up or slow down its growth depending on how much food was available.1

The oldest known Massospondylus was about 20 years old when it died.1

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

?How big was Massospondylus?

Massospondylus was about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long, with a small head, long neck and tail, and a slender body. It weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds) according to the Natural History Museum.1 3

?What did Massospondylus eat?

It was probably a herbivore (plant-eater), though some scientists think it may have been omnivorous. It used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants, and it may have swallowed stones to help grind tough leaves in its stomach.1 2

?Did Massospondylus walk on two legs or four?

It is now considered to have been bipedal (walked on two legs), though it was long thought to be quadrupedal. Some studies suggest babies may have walked on four legs, but newer research says it was bipedal at all ages.1

?When did Massospondylus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 184 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Massospondylus found?

Fossils have been found in southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, and also in Namibia. Some fossils from the US and Argentina were once assigned to it but are now considered different dinosaurs.1 2

?Did Massospondylus lay eggs?

Yes, it laid eggs, and some of the oldest known dinosaur eggs and embryos belong to this genus. The eggshells were extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Massospondylus was a four-legged (quadrupedal) dinosaur.

Waarheid: Scientists now think Massospondylus walked on two legs (bipedal), though babies may have been four-legged.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Massospondylus
Benoem deur: Owen 18544
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Massospondylidae4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 237 tot 175 miljoen jaar (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Rotsformasies: Elliot, Mpandi, Forest Sandstone4
Lande: Suid-Afrika, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibië4
Fossielrekords: 80 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The first fossils of Massospondylus were found in 1853 or 1854 by Joseph Millard Orpen and his brothers on a farm in the Drakensberg mountains near Harrismith, South Africa. Their father donated the fossils to the Hunterian Museum in London, where Richard Owen described and named the dinosaur in 1854.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating whether Massospondylus was purely a plant-eater or also ate small animals or carrion.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Massospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
enchantedlearning.com (enchantedlearning.com)
Massospondylus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Massospondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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