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Nqwebasaurus

Izenaren esanahia: “Nqweba lizard, after the local Xhosa name for the Kirkwood district”1
Jaten zuen: LandareakOstruka-dinoakBehe Kretazeoa

Nqwebasaurus was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a long, three-fingered hand with a thumb that could partly grip things, and it swallowed stones to help grind up its food.12

Bizi izan zen
Duela 143 eta 133 milioi urte artean3
Behe Kretazeoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
Kirkwood Formation, South Africa31
Luzera
0,9 eta 1 m artean (3 eta 3,3 ft artean)1
Pisua
1 kg (2 lb)1
Altuera
0,3 m (1 ft)1
Abiadura maximoa
27 km/h inguru (17 mph)
Korrika egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa
Jurasikoa
Kretazeoa
Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein luzea zen?

Nqwebasaurus 1 m inguru luze (3,3 ft)Etxeko katu bat 0,5 m inguru (1,6 ft)Txakur bat 1 m inguru (3,3 ft)Heldu baten bizikleta 1,8 m inguru (5,9 ft)

Zein altua zen?

Nqwebasaurus0,3 m inguru altu (1 ft)Etxeko katu bat0,3 m inguru (1 ft)Txakur bat0,5 m inguru (1,6 ft)Zaldi bat1,6 m inguru (5,2 ft)

Zein astuna zen?

8 banana bezain astun
2 etxeko katu bezain luze, sudurretik buztanerabata bestearen atzean jarritako 6 banana bezain luzeetxeko katu bat baino arinagoa8 banana bezain astunaulki baten azpitik ibiltzeko bezain txikia100 metro 13 segundotan egin zitzakeen korrika (gizakirik azkarrenak 9,6 behar ditu)

Zein handia zen Nqwebasaurus ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Zure nabigatzaileko kalkulu hutsak. Ez da ezer gordetzen ez inora bidaltzen.

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

1

Nqwebasaurus is the oldest coelurosaur dinosaur ever found in Africa, pushing the record back about 50 million years.2

2

Its hands had three fingers, and the first finger (like a thumb) was partly opposable, meaning it could grasp things a little bit.1

3

The claws on its first and second fingers were curved, but the third claw was straight, which is unusual for a theropod dinosaur.1

4

Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to help grind up tough plant food, just like some birds do today.2

5

Its species name, thwazi, means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language.1

6

The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton nicknamed 'Kirky' because it was found in the Kirkwood Formation.1

AAk eginaNqwebasaurus: AAk egindako irudia
Nqwebasaurus 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

Nqwebasaurus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Nqwebasaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in weight, based on estimates by Gregory S. Paul. The only known fossil was a late juvenile about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long.1

?What did Nqwebasaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to grind up tough plant food, and its teeth were reduced and not serrated.1

?How fast could Nqwebasaurus run?

Its species name thwazi means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language, so it was built for speed. No exact speed is known from the fossils.1

?When did Nqwebasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago.1

?Where was Nqwebasaurus found?

In South Africa, in the Kirkwood Formation. The only fossil was discovered in July 1996.1

?Is Nqwebasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur, specifically a basal coelurosaur.1

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Nqwebasaurus
Izendatzailea:
de Klerk et al. 20003
Taldea
Ostruka-dinoak
Familia / klada
Ornithomimosauria3
Sailkapena
Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Arroken adina
143 eta 133 milioi urte artean (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
Arroka-formazioak
Kirkwood3
Herrialdeak
Hegoafrika3
Fosil-erregistroak
1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean3
Aurkikuntza
Nqwebasaurus was discovered in July 1996 by William J. de Klerk and Callum Ross during a joint expedition in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. It was named and described in 2000.1
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists are not sure exactly where Nqwebasaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some studies say it is a basal ornithomimosaur, but others have placed it among coelurosaurs, compsognathids, or alvarezsaurids.1

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Nqwebasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa (tandfonline.com)
  3. Nqwebasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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