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Xiaosaurus

Naam beteken: “dawn lizard”1
Het geëet: PlantePlantvreters met snawelsMiddel-Jura tot Laat Jura

Xiaosaurus was a tiny, speedy dinosaur that lived in what is now China about 168 million years ago. It was a plant-eater that ran on its two back legs and was only about as long as a big skateboard.13

Het geleef
171 tot 155 miljoen jaar gelede3
Middel-Jura tot Laat Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Sichuan Province, China13
Lengte
0,94 tot 1 m (3,1 tot 3,3 ft)12
Hoogte
0,33 m (1,1 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 25 km/h (16 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Xiaosaurus omtrent 1 m lank (3,3 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

'n Huiskatomtrent 0,3 m (1 ft)Xiaosaurusomtrent 0,33 m hoog (1,1 ft)'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

skatting

so lank soos 2 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 14 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Xiaosaurus 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

Xiaosaurus means 'dawn lizard' because it lived during the Middle Jurassic, a time when dinosaurs were just starting to become common.1

2

Its thigh bone was only 11 centimeters (4.3 inches) long, showing it was a very small dinosaur.1

3

Scientists think Xiaosaurus might be a missing link between earlier plant-eaters like Lesothosaurus and later ones like Hypsilophodon.12

4

Only two partial skeletons of Xiaosaurus have been found, and they were damaged during digging.12

5

Xiaosaurus had a special feature: its upper arm bone (humerus) was straight when seen from the front, which is rare among early ornithischians.1

6

The fossils were discovered near Dashanpu in Sichuan, China, in 1979 and 1980.12

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

?How big was Xiaosaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, which is about as long as a big skateboard. Its thigh bone was only 11 centimetres (4.3 in) long.1

?What did Xiaosaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had leaf-shaped teeth with small bumps on the edges for chewing plants.13

?When did Xiaosaurus live?

It lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 170 to 163 million years ago. That is why its name means 'dawn lizard', it was an early dinosaur.1

?Is Xiaosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur. It is not a pterosaur or marine reptile.13

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Xiaosaurus
Benoem deur
Dong and Tang 19833
Groep
Plantvreters met snawels
Familie / klade
Fabrosauridae3
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia3
Ouderdom van die rotse
171 tot 155 miljoen jaar (Bajocian / Oxfordian)3
Rotsformasies
Shaximiao3
Lande
China3
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking
Chinese paleontologists Dong Zhiming and Tang Zilu named Xiaosaurus in 1983 based on two partial skeletons found near Dashanpu, Sichuan.13
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly where Xiaosaurus belongs in the dinosaur family tree because its fossils are so incomplete. Some think it might be a nomen dubium (doubtful name).1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Xiaosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A Short Report on the Dinosaur Fauna from Dashanpu, Zigong, Sichuan II Ornithopoda (naturalhistory.si.edu)
  3. Xiaosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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