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Tienshanosaurus

Naam beteken: “Tienshan lizard”1

Tienshanosaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through what is now China during the Late Jurassic. It was so big that scientists think it could reach about 12 metres long, as long as a school bus! It probably used its long neck to munch leaves from tall trees.1

Het geleef

162 tot 155 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils were found in Xinjiang, China, near the Tian Shan mountains.1

Lengte

12 tot 15 m (39 tot 49 ft)1 2

Hoogte

3,5 m (11 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?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 83 piesangs punt aan puntkon 100 meter in 22 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Tienshanosaurus 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)

Tienshanosaurus omtrent 16 km/h (10 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Tienshanosaurus had a very long neck, with neck bones that were longer than its back bones.2

Its neck bones had deep holes called pleurocoels, which made the bones lighter.2

Scientists found fossils of about thirty adults and three babies together, which might mean they lived in groups.1

The first fossil was discovered in 1928 by a Chinese geology professor, and it included a fossilized egg.1

Tienshanosaurus is named after the Tian Shan, which means 'heavenly mountains' in Chinese.1

Some scientists think it was related to other long-necked dinosaurs like Mamenchisaurus and Euhelopus.1 3

KI-prent van Tienshanosaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Tienshanosaurus 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.

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Tienshanosaurus was a meat-eater because it had sharp teeth.

Waarheid: Actually, Tienshanosaurus was a plant-eater, as shown by its teeth and the way its body was built.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Tienshanosaurus
Benoem deur: Young 19373
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Mamenchisauridae3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 162 tot 155 miljoen jaar (Oxfordian)3
Rotsformasies: Shishugou3
Lande: China3
Fossielrekords: 3 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: In 1928, Chinese geology professor Yuan Fuli found the first fossils in Xinjiang, China. Paleontologist Yang Zhongjian named it Tienshanosaurus chitaiensis in 1937.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate exactly which group of sauropods Tienshanosaurus belongs to, because its fossils are incomplete.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Tienshanosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Sauropoda from the Kelameili Region of the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Autonomous Region (naturalhistory.si.edu)
Tienshanosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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