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Nqwebasaurus

Naam beteken: “Nqweba lizard, after the local Xhosa name for the Kirkwood district”1

Het geëet: PlanteVolstruisdino'sVroeë Kryt

Nqwebasaurus was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a long, three-fingered hand with a thumb that could partly grip things, and it swallowed stones to help grind up its food.1 2

Het geleef

143 tot 133 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Kirkwood Formation, South Africa3 1

Lengte

0,9 tot 1 m (3 tot 3,3 ft)1

Gewig

1 kg (2 lb)1

Hoogte

0,3 m (1 ft)1

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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 8 piesangs

so lank soos 2 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntligter as 'n huiskatso swaar soos 8 piesangsklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 13 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Nqwebasaurus 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)

Nqwebasaurus 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

Nqwebasaurus is the oldest coelurosaur dinosaur ever found in Africa, pushing the record back about 50 million years.2

Its hands had three fingers, and the first finger (like a thumb) was partly opposable, meaning it could grasp things a little bit.1

The claws on its first and second fingers were curved, but the third claw was straight, which is unusual for a theropod dinosaur.1

Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to help grind up tough plant food, just like some birds do today.2

Its species name, thwazi, means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language.1

The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton nicknamed 'Kirky' because it was found in the Kirkwood Formation.1

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

?How big was Nqwebasaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in weight, based on estimates by Gregory S. Paul. The only known fossil was a late juvenile about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long.1

?What did Nqwebasaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to grind up tough plant food, and its teeth were reduced and not serrated.1

?How fast could Nqwebasaurus run?

Its species name thwazi means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language, so it was built for speed. No exact speed is known from the fossils.1

?When did Nqwebasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago.1

?Where was Nqwebasaurus found?

In South Africa, in the Kirkwood Formation. The only fossil was discovered in July 1996.1

?Is Nqwebasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur, specifically a basal coelurosaur.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Nqwebasaurus
Benoem deur: de Klerk et al. 20003
Groep: Volstruisdino's
Familie / klade: Ornithomimosauria3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 143 tot 133 miljoen jaar (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
Rotsformasies: Kirkwood3
Lande: Suid-Afrika3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Nqwebasaurus was discovered in July 1996 by William J. de Klerk and Callum Ross during a joint expedition in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. It was named and described in 2000.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly where Nqwebasaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some studies say it is a basal ornithomimosaur, but others have placed it among coelurosaurs, compsognathids, or alvarezsaurids.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Nqwebasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa (tandfonline.com)
Nqwebasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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