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Musankwa

Naam beteken: “boy close to marriage in the Tonga language”1

Musankwa was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Zimbabwe during the Late Triassic. It walked on two legs and weighed about as much as a large bear. Only one leg bone fossil has been found, but it tells scientists a lot about this dinosaur.4 1

Het geleef

237 tot 206 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Spurwing Island in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe1 4

Gewig

386 kg (851 lb)1

Hoogte

1,5 m (4,9 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 19 honde

so swaar soos 77 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 20 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 12 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 10 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Musankwa 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)

Musankwa omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Musankwa was named in 2024, making it one of the newest dinosaur discoveries from Africa.1

The fossil was found by a team living on a houseboat called Musankwa, which means 'boy close to marriage' in the Tonga language.1

Musankwa is only the fourth dinosaur ever named from Zimbabwe, after Vulcanodon and Mbiresaurus.1

The Musankwa specimen includes a right leg bone, the femur, tibia, and ankle bone, all still connected.1

Scientists think Musankwa was about 386 kilograms, or 851 pounds, which is as heavy as a large moose.1

Musankwa lived during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic, about 227 to 205 million years ago.4

The Pebbly Arkose Formation where Musankwa was found is made of ancient river sand and pebbles.1

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

?How big was Musankwa?

Musankwa weighed about 386 kilograms (851 pounds), which is as heavy as a large moose or a horse. It stood about 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall at the hip.1 2

?What did Musankwa eat?

Musankwa was a plant-eater. It was a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that ate plants.3

?When did Musankwa live?

Musankwa lived during the Late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago. That is during the Norian stage.1 2

?Where was Musankwa found?

Musankwa was found on the shoreline of Spurwing Island in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The fossils were in the Pebbly Arkose Formation.1 2

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think only giant long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus lived in Africa.

Waarheid: Musankwa was a smaller relative of those giants, showing that early sauropodomorphs came in many sizes and lived across the supercontinent Pangaea.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Musankwa
Benoem deur: Barrett et al. 20244
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Massopoda4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 237 tot 206 miljoen jaar (Carnian / Norian)4
Rotsformasies: Pebbly Arkose4
Lande: Zimbabwe4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Musankwa was discovered in March 2018 by paleontologist Paul Barrett on Spurwing Island, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. It was officially named in 2024 by Barrett and his team.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating whether Musankwa was a member of the Massopoda group or more closely related to the Unaysauridae dinosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Musankwa (en.wikipedia.org)
New dinosaur species from Zimbabwe found and described by Museum expert | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
2024-05 - Musankwa sanyatiensis, a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe - Wits University (wits.ac.za)
Musankwa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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