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Musankwa

O nome significa: “boy close to marriage in the Tonga language”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosTriásico Superior

Musankwa was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Zimbabwe during the Late Triassic. It walked on two legs and weighed about as much as a large bear. Only one leg bone fossil has been found, but it tells scientists a lot about this dinosaur.41

Viviu
hai entre 237 e 206 millóns de anos4
Triásico Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Spurwing Island in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe14
Peso
386 kg (851 lb)1
Altura
1,5 m (4,9 ft)2
Velocidade máxima
uns 35 km/h (22 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de alto?

Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Musankwauns 1,5 m de alto (4,9 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 19 cans
tan pesado coma 77 sandíastan pesado coma 20 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 12 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Musankwa comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Musankwa was named in 2024, making it one of the newest dinosaur discoveries from Africa.1

2

The fossil was found by a team living on a houseboat called Musankwa, which means 'boy close to marriage' in the Tonga language.1

3

Musankwa is only the fourth dinosaur ever named from Zimbabwe, after Vulcanodon and Mbiresaurus.1

4

The Musankwa specimen includes a right leg bone, the femur, tibia, and ankle bone, all still connected.1

5

Scientists think Musankwa was about 386 kilograms, or 851 pounds, which is as heavy as a large moose.1

6

Musankwa lived during the Norian stage of the Late Triassic, about 227 to 205 million years ago.4

7

The Pebbly Arkose Formation where Musankwa was found is made of ancient river sand and pebbles.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Musankwa feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Musankwa, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Musankwa

?How big was Musankwa?

Musankwa weighed about 386 kilograms (851 pounds), which is as heavy as a large moose or a horse. It stood about 1.5 metres (5 feet) tall at the hip.12

?What did Musankwa eat?

Musankwa was a plant-eater. It was a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that ate plants.3

?When did Musankwa live?

Musankwa lived during the Late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago. That is during the Norian stage.12

?Where was Musankwa found?

Musankwa was found on the shoreline of Spurwing Island in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. The fossils were in the Pebbly Arkose Formation.12

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think only giant long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus lived in Africa.

Verdade: Musankwa was a smaller relative of those giants, showing that early sauropodomorphs came in many sizes and lived across the supercontinent Pangaea.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Musankwa
Bautizado por
Barrett et al. 20244
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Massopoda4
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha4
Idade das rochas
de 237 a 206 millóns de anos (Carnian / Norian)4
Formacións rochosas
Pebbly Arkose4
Países
Zimbabwe4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Musankwa was discovered in March 2018 by paleontologist Paul Barrett on Spurwing Island, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. It was officially named in 2024 by Barrett and his team.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating whether Musankwa was a member of the Massopoda group or more closely related to the Unaysauridae dinosaurs.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Musankwa (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. New dinosaur species from Zimbabwe found and described by Museum expert | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. 2024-05 - Musankwa sanyatiensis, a new dinosaur from Zimbabwe - Wits University (wits.ac.za)
  4. Musankwa in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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