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Vulcanodon

Naam beteken: “volcano tooth”1

Vulcanodon was an early long-necked dinosaur that walked on four legs. It lived in a hot, desert-like place in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic, about 199 to 188 million years ago.1 4

Het geleef

200 tot 184 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Jura

Fossiele gevind in

Zimbabwe, on an island in Lake Kariba1

Lengte

6,5 tot 11 m (21 tot 36 ft)1 2

Gewig

3,5 ton tot 10,3 ton (7 700 tot 22 700 lb)1

Hoogte

2,5 tot 3 m (8,2 tot 9,8 ft)3

Topspoed

omtrent 18 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?

Hoe hoog was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 7 motors

so lank soos 2,5 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 61 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 2100 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 13 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 23 ysberekon 100 meter in 20 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Vulcanodon 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)

Vulcanodon 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

Vulcanodon was one of the earliest known sauropods, but it was much smaller than later giants like Brachiosaurus.1

Its name comes from the volcano god Vulcan, because its bones were found near ancient lava flows.1

The knife-shaped teeth found near its skeleton actually belonged to a meat-eating theropod, not to Vulcanodon itself.1

Vulcanodon lived in a desert-like environment, which shows that early sauropods did not need to live in swamps.1

Its thighbone was about 110 centimetres (43 inches) long.1

Vulcanodon was fully four-legged, but its limb proportions were in between those of earlier two-legged relatives and later sauropods.1

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

?How big was Vulcanodon?

Vulcanodon was about 11 metres long and weighed around 3.5 to 10.3 metric tons, depending on the estimate.1 2

?What did Vulcanodon eat?

Vulcanodon was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants.1 2

?When did Vulcanodon live?

Vulcanodon lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 199 to 188 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Vulcanodon found?

Vulcanodon was discovered in 1969 on an island in Lake Kariba, in northern Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia).1

?Was Vulcanodon a dinosaur?

Yes, Vulcanodon was a dinosaur. It was an early sauropod, a type of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.1 2

?Why is it called Vulcanodon?

Its name means 'volcano tooth' because its fossils were found near ancient lava flows, and it was named after the Roman god of fire, Vulcan.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Vulcanodon was a meat-eater because of the sharp teeth found with it.

Waarheid: Those teeth belonged to a different dinosaur, a theropod. Vulcanodon itself was a plant-eater.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Vulcanodon
Benoem deur: Raath 19724
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Sauropoda4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 200 tot 184 miljoen jaar (Sinemurian / Pliensbachian)4
Rotsformasies: Forest Sandstone4
Lande: Zimbabwe4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The first bone was found in July 1969 by B. A. Gibson on an island in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Paleontologist Michael Raath named and described it in 1972.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate exactly how old Vulcanodon is, with estimates ranging from about 199 to 183 million years ago.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Vulcanodon (en.wikipedia.org)
Vulcanodon | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
All about Vulcanodon (animalia.bio)
Vulcanodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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