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Tuebingosaurus

Naam beteken: “Tübingen lizard”1

Tuebingosaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Germany about 210 million years ago. It walked on four legs and was a plant-eater, like the giant sauropods that came later. Its bones were mistaken for another dinosaur for 100 years before scientists realized it was something new!1 2

Het geleef

227 tot 206 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Trias

Fossiele gevind in

Trossingen, Swabian Alb, Germany1 2

Lengte

7,8 m (26 ft)3

Gewig

1 ton (2 200 lb)3

Hoogte

2 m (6,6 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 29 km/h (18 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

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 50 honde

so lank soos 8 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 43 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 200 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 53 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 31 skoolkindersso swaar soos 2 ysberekon 100 meter in 12 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Tuebingosaurus 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)

Tuebingosaurus omtrent 29 km/h (18 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Tuebingosaurus was first discovered in 1922, but scientists thought it was a Plateosaurus for 100 years.1 2

Its hips were broader and stronger than those of Plateosaurus, with fused sacral vertebrae, which helped it walk on all fours.2

Tuebingosaurus lived in a swampy area and probably died by sinking into a swamp. Its left-side bones were exposed to the weather for years.2

The dinosaur's name honors the city of Tübingen, Germany, where the fossils are kept.1 2

Some scientists think Tuebingosaurus might be a very early relative of giant sauropods like Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus.1 2

The species name maierfritzorum honors two German zoologists, Wolfgang Maier and Uwe Fritz.1 2

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

?How big was Tuebingosaurus?

Its exact size is not known from the sources, but it was a medium-sized sauropodomorph, smaller than later giant sauropods. The fossils include a partial skeleton with broad hips and robust leg bones, suggesting it was a fairly large early dinosaur.1 2

?What did Tuebingosaurus eat?

Tuebingosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It lived in a swampy area and likely fed on the vegetation there.2

?Is Tuebingosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Tuebingosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a massopodan sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Triassic.1 4

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Tuebingosaurus was just a Plateosaurus.

Waarheid: Scientists now know it was a different dinosaur, with stronger hips and leg bones that show it walked on four legs, unlike Plateosaurus.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Tuebingosaurus
Benoem deur: Regalado Fernández and Werneburg 20224
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Massopoda4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 227 tot 206 miljoen jaar (Norian)4
Rotsformasies: Löwenstein4
Lande: Duitsland4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The skeleton was dug up in 1922 near Trossingen, Germany, and stored at the University of Tübingen. In 2022, scientists Omar Rafael Regalado Fernández and Ingmar Werneburg re-examined it and named it Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Some scientists in 2025 argued that the unique features of Tuebingosaurus might be from damaged bones, so they think it could be a doubtful name. More research is needed.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Tuebingosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Previously unknown species of dinosaur identified in south-western Germany | Press Releases | Senckenberg Nature Research (senckenberg.de)
Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Tuebingosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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