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Spotprent van Vectipelta
Dinokaart nr. 1881 van 2 027

Vectipelta

Naam beteken: “Isle of Wight shield”1
Het geëet: PlanteGepantserde dino'sVroeë Kryt

Vectipelta was an armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank! It had blade-like armour and spikes sticking out of its body. Even though it looked scary, it was a gentle plant-eater.2

Het geleef
139 tot 137 miljoen jaar gelede6
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom16
Lengte
4 tot 5 m (13 tot 16 ft)1
Gewig
1,35 ton (3 000 lb)3
Hoogte
1,5 m (4,9 ft)
skatting
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?

Vectipelta omtrent 5 m lank (16 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)Vectipeltaomtrent 1,5 m hoog (4,9 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 68 honde
so lank soos 5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 28 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 270 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 71 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 42 skoolkindersso swaar soos 3 ysberekon 100 meter in 21 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Vectipelta 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

Vectipelta is the first new armoured dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight in 142 years.12

2

Its fossils were found near Chilton Chine on the Isle of Wight, first by Gavin Leng in 1993 and then by Lin Spearpoint in 1994.1

3

Scientists used to think these bones belonged to another dinosaur called Polacanthus, but now they know Vectipelta is a different species.12

4

Vectipelta is more closely related to armoured dinosaurs from China than to other English ankylosaurs like Polacanthus.2

5

This dinosaur was named after Paul Barrett, a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.12

6

Vectipelta lived about 139 to 137 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.6

7

The site where Vectipelta was found, the Wessex Formation, is a very important place for learning about how dinosaurs went extinct.2

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

?How big was Vectipelta?

Scientists do not know exactly, but it was a medium-sized ankylosaur with short legs and a wide, flat body, similar to other armoured dinosaurs.4

?What did Vectipelta eat?

It was a plant-eater, eating ferns and other plants that grew in the humid forests of the Early Cretaceous.4

?When did Vectipelta live?

Vectipelta lived about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.4

?Why is Vectipelta named after Paul Barrett?

It was named to honour palaeontologist Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum for his support and mentorship.15

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Vectipelta
Benoem deur
Pond et al. 20236
Groep
Gepantserde dino's
Familie / klade
Ankylosauria6
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora6
Ouderdom van die rotse
139 tot 137 miljoen jaar (Berriasian)6
Rotsformasies
Wessex6
Lande
Verenigde Koninkryk6
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database6
Ontdekking
Vectipelta was named in 2023 by Stuart Pond and colleagues. The fossils were found in 1993 and 1994 on the Isle of Wight, England, and were first thought to be from a different dinosaur, Polacanthus.16
Steeds omstrede
Scientists aren't sure exactly how long Vectipelta was, because only a partial skeleton has been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Vectipelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Isle of Wight: New dinosaur species discovered (bbc.com)
  3. Vectipelta barretti | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  4. New species of dinosaur named after Museum scientist Paul Barrett | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  5. New dinosaur named for Natural History Museum Professor | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Vectipelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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