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Nigersaurus

Naam beteken: “Niger lizard”1

Nigersaurus was a small, long-necked dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Early Cretaceous. It had a wide, flat mouth like a vacuum cleaner and ate soft plants close to the ground.2

Het geleef

121 tot 100 miljoen jaar gelede5

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Niger, Algeria, and Tunisia1

Lengte

9 tot 15 m (30 tot 49 ft)2 1

Gewig

4 ton (8 800 lb)2

Hoogte

2,44 m (8 ft)3

Topspoed

omtrent 20 km/h (12 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 2,5 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 83 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 200 hondeso swaar soos 800 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 5 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 9 ysberekon 100 meter in 18 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Nigersaurus 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)

Nigersaurus omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Nigersaurus had a skull so light and delicate that scientists used CT scans to study it without breaking it.2

Its mouth was wide and faced straight down, perfect for munching plants near the ground.2

Nigersaurus replaced its teeth very fast, about once every month, which is much quicker than most dinosaurs.2

This dinosaur had a short neck for a sauropod, with only 13 neck bones.2

Nigersaurus lived in a floodplain environment with rivers, about 110 million years ago.2

Its brain was small, with tiny smell bulbs, but scientists got a good look at it from a fossil endocast.2

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

?How big was Nigersaurus?

Nigersaurus was about 9 to 14.1 metres long and weighed around 1.9 to 4 tonnes, about as heavy as a modern elephant.4

?What did Nigersaurus eat?

Nigersaurus ate soft plants like ferns, horsetails, and possibly angiosperms. It was a ground-level browser, gathering and slicing soft vegetation with its wide mouth.4 2

?When did Nigersaurus live?

Nigersaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 121 to 99 million years ago, specifically around 115 to 105 million years ago.1 4

?Where was Nigersaurus found?

Nigersaurus was found in the Elrhaz Formation in an area called Gadoufaoua, in Niger, Africa. It is also known from Algeria and Tunisia.4 1

?How many teeth did Nigersaurus have?

Nigersaurus had more than 500 teeth in its wide muzzle. It replaced them very quickly, about every 14 days, which is faster than most other dinosaurs.4

?Was Nigersaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Nigersaurus was a sauropod dinosaur, specifically a rebbachisaurid sauropod. It belonged to the group Diplodocoidea.4 1

?Why did Nigersaurus have a wide mouth?

Nigersaurus had a wide, flat mouth that faced straight down, perfect for cropping soft plants close to the ground. It was like a vacuum cleaner for ferns and horsetails.4 2

?How fast could Nigersaurus replace its teeth?

Nigersaurus replaced its teeth very rapidly, about once every 14 days, which is about twice as fast as hadrosaurid dinosaurs.4 2

?Was Nigersaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, Nigersaurus was generally smaller than T. rex. It was about 9 to 14.1 metres long, while T. rex was about 12 to 13 metres long, but Nigersaurus was lighter, weighing only 1.9 to 4 tonnes compared to T. rex's 7 to 8 tonnes.4

?Did Nigersaurus have feathers?

No, Nigersaurus was a sauropod dinosaur, and sauropods did not have feathers. It had scaly skin, like other reptiles.4

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Nigersaurus was a giant like other sauropods.

Waarheid: Nigersaurus was actually a small sauropod, only about 9 to 15 meters long and as heavy as an elephant.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Nigersaurus
Benoem deur: Sereno et al. 19995
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Rebbachisauridae5
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 121 tot 100 miljoen jaar (Aptian / Albian)5
Rotsformasies: Elrhaz5
Lande: Niger5
Fossielrekords: 3 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: Nigersaurus was named in 1999 by Paul Sereno and his team, based on fossils found in the Ténéré Desert of Niger.5 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still unsure exactly which plants Nigersaurus ate, because no stomach contents have been found.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Nigersaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Structural Extremes in a Cretaceous Dinosaur (exa.ai)
'Mesozoic Cow' Rises from the Sahara Desert : NPR (web.archive.org)
Nigersaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Nigersaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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