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Melanorosaurus

Naam beteken: “Black Mountain Lizard”1

Het geëet: 'n Bietjie van allesLangnekkeLaat Trias tot Vroeë Jura

Melanorosaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that lived during the Late Triassic. It walked on four strong legs and was as long as a school bus. Its bones were very thick and sturdy, like the later giant sauropods.1

Het geleef

227 tot 193 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Trias tot Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Lesotho and South Africa3

Lengte

8 m (26 ft)1

Gewig

1,3 ton (2 900 lb)1

Hoogte

2,1 m (6,9 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 27 km/h (17 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 65 honde

so lank soos 8 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 44 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 260 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 68 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 41 skoolkindersso swaar soos 3 ysberekon 100 meter in 13 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Melanorosaurus 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)

Melanorosaurus omtrent 27 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

The name Melanorosaurus comes from the Greek for 'Black Mountain', because its fossils were first found on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in South Africa.1

Its skull was about 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and had a pointed snout.1

Melanorosaurus had 4 teeth on each side of its upper jaw front and 19 teeth on each side of its upper cheek.1

For a long time scientists thought Melanorosaurus was a prosauropod, but now they think it was an early, distant relative of the giant sauropods.1

The first fossils of Melanorosaurus were named in 1924 by Sidney H. Haughton.1

Some bones once thought to belong to Melanorosaurus have since been given new names, like Meroktenos thabanensis.1

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

?How big was Melanorosaurus?

About 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 1.3 tonnes. That is about as long as a school bus.1 2

?Where was Melanorosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in South Africa, on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei.1 2

?Was Melanorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It is a type of basal sauropodomorph, an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.1 2

?How fast could Melanorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but its heavy, sturdy legs suggest it walked slowly on all fours and was not built for speed.1 2

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Melanorosaurus was a true sauropod, just like Brachiosaurus.

Waarheid: Scientists now place Melanorosaurus outside Sauropoda, meaning it was not a true sauropod but a close cousin.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Melanorosaurus
Benoem deur: Haughton 19243
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Sauropodiformes3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 227 tot 193 miljoen jaar (Norian / Sinemurian)3
Rotsformasies: Elliot3
Lande: Lesotho, Suid-Afrika3
Fossielrekords: 9 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The first fossils were found on the north slope of Thaba 'Nyama in Transkei, South Africa. Sidney H. Haughton described and named Melanorosaurus readi in 1924.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Melanorosaurus and which belong to other, similar dinosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

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

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