Dinokaart nr. 1326 van 2 027

Ornithopsis

Naam beteken: “bird-likeness”1

Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Ornithopsis was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through England and Germany during the Early Cretaceous. Its name means 'bird-likeness' because its back bones were hollow and filled with air sacs, just like birds have today.1

Het geleef

145 tot 120 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

England (Isle of Wight and other Wealden deposits) and possibly Germany (Balve, North Rhine-Westphalia)1 4

Lengte

16 tot 18 m (52 tot 59 ft)1

Hoogte

4,1 m (13 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 13 km/h (8 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

so lank soos 4 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 100 piesangs punt aan puntkon 100 meter in 28 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Ornithopsis 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)

Ornithopsis omtrent 13 km/h (8 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Ornithopsis was one of the first dinosaurs whose bones were recognized as having air sacs, like modern birds and pterosaurs.1

The only known species is Ornithopsis hulkei, named after the scientist John Whitaker Hulke.1

Its back bones were very light because they were filled with big cavities called camellae.1

Scientists think Ornithopsis was about 16 to 18 metres long, as long as two school buses.1

A possible German fossil of Ornithopsis came from a slightly smaller individual.1

Ornithopsis belongs to a group of sauropods called Titanosauriformes, which includes some of the biggest land animals ever.1

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

?What does the name Ornithopsis mean?

Ornithopsis means 'bird-likeness' in Greek, named for its bird-like hollow bones. The name comes from 'ornis' (bird) and 'opsis' (likeness).1 2

?How big was Ornithopsis?

Ornithopsis was about 16 to 18 metres long. A possible German fossil came from a slightly smaller individual.1 3

?What did Ornithopsis eat?

Ornithopsis was a herbivore, eating tough vegetation with its chisel-like teeth. It was a long-necked browser.3

?When did Ornithopsis live?

Ornithopsis lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 130 to 125 million years ago, in the Barremian stage. It lived in England and possibly Germany.1 2

Mite-breker

Mite: Ornithopsis was a flying animal like a pterosaur.

Waarheid: Ornithopsis was a sauropod dinosaur that walked on land. Its name 'bird-likeness' refers to its air-filled bones, not to flying.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Ornithopsis
Benoem deur: Seeley 18704
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Titanosauriformes4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 145 tot 120 miljoen jaar (Tithonian / Aptian)4
Rotsformasies: Wessex, Portland Stone4
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk, Duitsland4
Fossielrekords: 6 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Harry Govier Seeley named Ornithopsis in 1870 based on two vertebrae from the Isle of Wight, England. He thought it was a creature between pterosaurs and birds, but later scientists showed it was a sauropod dinosaur.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if the German fossil really belongs to Ornithopsis because it is poorly preserved.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Ornithopsis (en.wikipedia.org)
ORNITHOPSIS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
Ornithopsis, an Isle of Wight Brachiosaur - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
Ornithopsis in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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