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Blikanasaurus

Izenaren esanahia: “lizard from Blikana”1
Jaten zuen: LandareakLepo-luzeakGoi Triasikoa

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

Bizi izan zen
Duela 227 eta 201 milioi urte artean5
Goi Triasikoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces12
Abiadura maximoa
38 km/h inguru (24 mph)
Korrika egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa
Jurasikoa
Kretazeoa
Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

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Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

2

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

3

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

4

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

5

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

AAk eginaBlikanasaurus: AAk egindako irudia
Blikanasaurus nolakoa izan zitekeen erakusten duen AAk egindako irudia, ordenagailu batek zientzialariek dakitenetik sortua. Asmakizun bat da: benetako animalia desberdina izan zitekeen, eta inork ez daki zein ziren bere benetako koloreak.
zure galderak

Blikanasaurus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.14

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Blikanasaurus
Izendatzailea:
Galton and Van Heerden 19855
Taldea
Lepo-luzeak
Familia / klada
Sauropodiformes5
Sailkapena
Sauropodomorpha5
Arroken adina
227 eta 201 milioi urte artean (Norian / Rhaetian)5
Arroka-formazioak
Elliot5
Herrialdeak
Hegoafrika5
Fosil-erregistroak
2 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean5
Aurkikuntza
Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.12
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Blikanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. BLIKANASAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  4. wiredspace.wits.ac.za (wiredspace.wits.ac.za)
  5. Blikanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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