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Saichania

Naam beteken: “beautiful one”1
Het geëet: PlanteGepantserde dino'sLaat Kryt

Saichania was a tank-like dinosaur covered in bony armour and armed with a heavy tail club. It lived in the deserts of Mongolia and China during the Late Cretaceous period. Even big predators like Tarbosaurus probably thought twice before attacking this walking fortress!1

Het geleef
100 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede4
Laat Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Mongolia (Khulsan, Khermeen Tsav) and China14
Lengte
5 tot 7 m (16 tot 23 ft)1
Gewig
1,4 ton tot 2 ton (3 100 tot 4 400 lb)1
Hoogte
2 m (6,6 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 16 km/h (10 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Saichania omtrent 7 m lank (23 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)'n Motor omtrent 4,5 m (15 ft)'n Olifant, die grootste landdier vandag omtrent 6,5 m (21 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Saichaniaomtrent 2 m hoog (6,6 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 1,5 motors
so lank soos 7 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 39 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 100 hondeso swaar soos 400 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 2,5 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 4 ysberekon 100 meter in 22 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Saichania vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Saichania means 'beautiful one' in Mongolian, because the first fossil found was so well preserved.1

2

Its neck bones, shoulder bones and ribs were fused together, making its body extra strong and sturdy.1

3

Saichania had a special cooling system in its nose: bony curls inside the nasal cavity helped moisten the dry desert air.2

4

It shared its desert home with other dinosaurs like Bagaceratops and Tylocephale, but large meat-eaters were rare in that area.1

5

Some scientists think that two Chinese dinosaurs, Tianzhenosaurus and Shanxia, are actually the same as Saichania.14

6

Saichania's tail club could deliver a powerful blow to defend itself against predators like Tarbosaurus.1

7

The first Saichania fossil was found by a Polish-Mongolian expedition in the Gobi Desert in 1970 and 1971.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Saichania
'n KI-prent van hoe Saichania 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 Saichania

?What did Saichania eat?

Saichania was an herbivore (plant-eater). It used its horny beak to bite off plants in its desert habitat and then processed the food in its wide hindgut.1

?How big was Saichania?

Saichania was about 5 to 7 metres long and weighed around 1.4 to 2.0 metric tons.1

?Did Saichania have a tail club?

Yes, Saichania had a heavy tail club. It could use it to defend itself against predators like Tarbosaurus, and biomechanical analysis shows the club could generate a force of about 13631 Newtons.13

?When did Saichania live?

Saichania lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 73 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia and China.1

?Could Saichania run fast?

Saichania was a slow, heavy dinosaur that walked on four short legs. It wasn't built for speed, but its armour and tail club made it a tough target for predators.1

?Is Saichania a dinosaur?

Yes, Saichania is a dinosaur. More specifically, it is an ankylosaurid, a type of armoured herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Saichania
Benoem deur
Maryanska 19774
Groep
Gepantserde dino's
Familie / klade
Ankylosauridae4
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora4
Ouderdom van die rotse
100 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Cenomanian / Campanian)4
Rotsformasies
Baruungoyot, Huiquanpu4
Lande
Mongolië, China4
Fossielrekords
5 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ook bekend as
Shanxia, Tianzhenosaurus (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)4
Ontdekking
Saichania was named by Polish palaeontologist Teresa Maryańska in 1977, based on a beautifully preserved skull and front part of the body found in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists debate whether some fossils belong to Saichania or to its close relatives Tarchia and Zaraapelta, since they lived in the same area.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Saichania (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. ANKYLOSAURIDAE (DINOSAURIA) FROM MONGOLIA (palaeontologia.pan.pl)
  3. Saichania chulsanensis (Ornithischia, Ankylosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia - Palaeontographica Abteilung A Band 294 Lieferung 1-3 — Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
  4. Saichania in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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