Sarcolestes

Naam beteken: “flesh robber”1

Het geëet: PlanteGepantserde dino'sMiddel-Jura

Sarcolestes was an armoured dinosaur that lived in England about 165 million years ago. It had a bony plate fused to its jaw, which helped protect its face.2 1

Het geleef

165 tot 162 miljoen jaar gelede3

Middel-Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Oxford Clay, England, United Kingdom3 1

Topspoed

omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

Sarcolestes omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Sarcolestes is one of the oldest known armoured dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic.1

The only fossil found so far is a partial left lower jaw with a bony plate stuck to its side.2 1

When it was first discovered, scientists thought Sarcolestes was a meat-eating dinosaur. Now we know it was a plant-eater.1

Its name means 'flesh robber' because the first scientist who studied it believed it was a predator.1

Sarcolestes lived alongside other Jurassic animals in the Oxford Clay sea, which was a shallow ocean at the time.3

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

?What did Sarcolestes eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). Scientists used to think it was a meat-eater, but now they know it ate plants.1 3

?How big was Sarcolestes?

Nobody knows for sure. The only fossil found is a partial jaw, so scientists cannot estimate its full size.1

?Is Sarcolestes a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Sarcolestes?

Its name means 'flesh robber' in Greek. The first scientist who studied it thought it was a meat-eating predator, so he gave it that name.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Sarcolestes was a fierce meat-eater.

Waarheid: Sarcolestes was actually a plant-eating armoured dinosaur, not a predator.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Sarcolestes
Benoem deur: Lydekker 18933
Groep: Gepantserde dino's
Familie / klade: Ankylosauria3
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 165 tot 162 miljoen jaar (Callovian)3
Rotsformasies: Oxford Clay3
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk3
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Sarcolestes was named in 1893 by Richard Lydekker. The fossil was found by Alfred Nicholson Leeds in the Oxford Clay of England.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure whether Sarcolestes belongs to the nodosaurid family of armoured dinosaurs or to another group.2 1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Sarcolestes (en.wikipedia.org)
Sarcolestes leedsi Lydekker, an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte Jg. 1983 Heft 3, Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
Sarcolestes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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