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Rhoetosaurus

Naam beteken: “Rhoetus lizard, after a titan in Greek mythology”1

Rhoetosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through ancient Australia. It was one of the biggest and most complete dinosaurs ever found on that continent. This gentle giant lived during the Jurassic Period, when Australia was much farther south and covered in lush forests.2

Het geleef

159 tot 158 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Queensland, Australia2

Lengte

14 tot 17 m (46 tot 56 ft)2

Gewig

9 ton (19 800 lb)2

Hoogte

3 tot 4 m (9,8 tot 13 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

Hardloop: Australian Museum

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 6 motors

so lank soos 4 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 94 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 1800 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 11 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 20 ysberekon 100 meter in 24 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Rhoetosaurus 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)

Rhoetosaurus omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Rhoetosaurus had a surprisingly long neck for a sauropod, thanks to its elongated neck vertebrae.2

Its bones had hollow cavities called pleurocoels, which are an advanced feature not seen in many Jurassic sauropods.2

Rhoetosaurus could walk at a speed of up to 15 km per hour, covering 20 to 30 km in a day.2

It is the only Australian sauropod known from before the Cretaceous Period, making it key to understanding early dinosaur evolution in the region.2

The first fossils were found in 1924 by a station manager named Arthur Browne, who sent them to the Queensland Museum.2

Rhoetosaurus lived in a wet, subtropical forest with tall conifer trees, cycads, and ferns, near a large braided river.2

Its tail may have been short and clubbed, similar to the Chinese sauropod Shunosaurus.2

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

?How big was Rhoetosaurus?

Rhoetosaurus was about 15 metres (49 feet) long and weighed around 9 tonnes (about 9.9 short tons). Some sources say it could reach up to 17 metres long and stand 3 to 4 metres tall at the hip.1 2

?What did Rhoetosaurus eat?

Rhoetosaurus was a plant-eater (herbivore) that probably ate araucarian conifers, seed ferns, and ferns that grew in its Jurassic forest home.2

?When did Rhoetosaurus live?

Rhoetosaurus lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic Period, about 168 to 163 million years ago.2 1

?Where was Rhoetosaurus found?

Rhoetosaurus fossils were found near Roma in south-central Queensland, Australia, in rocks that were once a large braided river channel.2 1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Rhoetosaurus
Benoem deur: Longman 19263
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Eusauropoda3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 159 tot 158 miljoen jaar ()3
Rotsformasies: Walloon Coal Measures3
Lande: Australië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Rhoetosaurus was named by Heber Longman in 1926, after fossils were found on Durham Downs station in Queensland. The species name brownei honors Arthur Browne, the station manager who first spotted the bones.2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still debating exactly where Rhoetosaurus fits in the sauropod family tree, because it has a mix of primitive and advanced features.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Rhoetosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Dinosaurs - Rhoetosaurus brownei - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
Rhoetosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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