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Zalmoxes

Naam beteken: “named after Zalmoxis, a god in ancient Dacian mythology”1

Het geëet: PlantePlantvreters met snawelsLaat Kryt

Zalmoxes was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived on an island called Hateg, in what is now Romania. It walked on two legs, had a beak, and ate tough plants. It was about the size of a small car, but some were even smaller!1

Het geleef

84 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils found in Romania, in the Hateg Island region, including the Sânpetru, Sebes, and Densuș-Ciula formations.1 4

Lengte

2 tot 2,9 m (6,6 tot 9,5 ft)1

Gewig

45 kg (99 lb)1

Hoogte

0,91 m (3 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 44 km/h (27 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 2 honde

so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 16 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 11 huiskatteso swaar soos 9 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 2,5 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 1,5 skoolkinderskon 100 meter in 8,2 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Zalmoxes 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)

Zalmoxes omtrent 44 km/h (27 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Zalmoxes had a slow growth rate and a long growth period, which is different from many other dinosaurs.1

It lived on an island, and scientists think it might have been smaller than its relatives because of island dwarfism, though some think it was already small.1

Zalmoxes had a large triangular head and a beak, which helped it eat tough plants.1

Fossils of Zalmoxes have been found in Austria and France too, not just Romania.4

One species of Zalmoxes, called Z. shqiperorum, was later reclassified as a different type of dinosaur, a ceratopsian, not an ornithopod.1

Zalmoxes was one of the most common vertebrates in Transylvania during the latest Cretaceous period.1

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

?How big was Zalmoxes?

Zalmoxes was small, with adults of Z. robustus reaching about 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) long and weighing about 45 kilograms (99 pounds). An unnamed species grew to about 2.9 metres (9.5 feet) long.1

?What did Zalmoxes eat?

Zalmoxes ate tough, fibrous plants like soft shoots, horsetails, angiosperms, pteridophytes, and ferns. It had a beak and could process C3 plants.1

?When did Zalmoxes live?

Zalmoxes lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous, about 70 to 66 million years ago. It was one of the most common vertebrates in Transylvania at that time.1 3

?Where was Zalmoxes found?

Fossils of Zalmoxes have been found in Romania, specifically in the Hateg Basin of Transylvania. Some sources also mention finds in Austria and France, but the main site is Romania.1 3

?Was Zalmoxes a dinosaur?

Yes, Zalmoxes was a dinosaur, specifically a small ornithopod. It is classified as a probable rhabdodontid ornithopod, not a ceratopsian, though one species was later reclassified.1 3

?Why was Zalmoxes small?

Scientists once thought Zalmoxes was small due to island dwarfism, but later studies suggest it was already close to the size of its ancestors. Some related species were larger or smaller due to island effects.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Zalmoxes was a dwarf dinosaur because it lived on an island.

Waarheid: Scientists now think Zalmoxes was already small, and its larger relative Rhabdodon had island gigantism, while a smaller relative Mochlodon had island dwarfism.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Zalmoxes
Benoem deur: Weishampel et al. 20034
Groep: Plantvreters met snawels
Familie / klade: Rhabdodontoidea4
Klassifikasie: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Campanian / Maastrichtian)4
Rotsformasies: Sebeş, Sînpetru, Densuș-Ciula4
Lande: Roemenië, Oostenryk, Frankryk4
Fossielrekords: 44 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ook bekend as: Onychosaurus (ouer name tel nou as dieselfde dier)4
Ontdekking: The first fossils were named Mochlodon robustus by Baron Franz Nopcsa in 1899. In 2003, scientists renamed them Zalmoxes robustus after studying new remains.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Zalmoxes was a dwarf species or just naturally small, and how it is related to other similar dinosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Zalmoxes (en.wikipedia.org)
Osteology and phylogeny of Zalmoxes (n. g.), an unusual Euornithopod dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of Romania (tandfonline.com)
Zalmoxes | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Zalmoxes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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