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Tuojiangosaurus

Naam beteken: “Tuo River lizard”1
Het geëet: PlanteDino's met plateMiddel-Jura

Tuojiangosaurus was a plated dinosaur that munched on soft plants in what is now China. It had two rows of bony plates along its back and spikes on its tail to defend itself.12

Het geleef
168 tot 162 miljoen jaar gelede5
Middel-Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Sichuan Province, China2
Lengte
6,5 tot 7 m (21 tot 23 ft)2
Gewig
1,5 ton tot 2,8 ton (3 300 tot 6 200 lb)12
Hoogte
2 m (6,6 ft)3
Topspoed
omtrent 17 km/h (11 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Tuojiangosaurus 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)Tuojiangosaurusomtrent 2 m hoog (6,6 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2 motors
so lank soos 7 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 39 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 140 hondeso swaar soos 560 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 4 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 6 ysberekon 100 meter in 21 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Tuojiangosaurus vergeleke met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

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Tuojiangosaurus had about 17 pairs of plates and spikes along its back and tail.2

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The spikes at the end of its tail pointed outward at about 45 degrees and are called a 'thagomizer'.2

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Unlike Stegosaurus, the plates on Tuojiangosaurus were parallel to each other, not alternating.2

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Its front legs were quite short compared to its back legs.2

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Tuojiangosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic, about 157 to 154 million years ago.1

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The first fossil was found in 1974 during construction of a dam in Zigong, Sichuan.2

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julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Tuojiangosaurus

?How big was Tuojiangosaurus?

It was about 6.5 to 7 metres long (21 to 23 feet) and weighed around 2.8 metric tons (3.1 short tons).2

?What did Tuojiangosaurus eat?

It ate low-lying plants like ferns, horsetails, and cycads. It had small snipping teeth and a beaked mouth for plucking vegetation.21

?Did Tuojiangosaurus have a thagomizer?

Yes, it had at least two spikes on each side of its tail tip, pointing outward at about 45 degrees. This spike cluster is called a thagomizer.2

?Where was Tuojiangosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in Sichuan Province, China, in 1974 during construction of the Wujiaba dam.2

?Could Tuojiangosaurus stand on its hind legs?

Probably not. Its backbone lacked the special vertebrae needed to rear up, so it likely only ate plants close to the ground.4

?How many plates did Tuojiangosaurus have?

It had about 17 pairs of plates and spikes running along its back and tail. The plates were parallel to each other, unlike Stegosaurus.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Tuojiangosaurus
Benoem deur
Dong et al. 19775
Groep
Dino's met plate
Familie / klade
Stegosauridae5
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Stegosauria > Thyreophora5
Ouderdom van die rotse
168 tot 162 miljoen jaar (Bathonian / Callovian)5
Rotsformasies
Shaximiao5
Lande
China5
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking
Tuojiangosaurus was named and described in 1977 by Dong Zhiming, Zhou Shiwu, Li Xuanmin and Chang Yijong, exactly 100 years after Stegosaurus was named. The holotype skeleton is one of the most complete stegosaur skeletons found in Asia.2
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly where Tuojiangosaurus fits in the stegosaur family tree. Some studies place it outside Stegosauridae, while others group it with Huayangosaurus.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Tuojiangosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Tuojiangosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Tuojiangosaurus - Wikidata (wikidata.org)
  4. Tuojiangosaurus | Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Research Starters | EBSCOhost (ebsco.com)
  5. Tuojiangosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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