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Ngwevu

O nome significa: “grey head in Xhosa”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosXurásico Inferior

Ngwevu was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a wide, strong skull and a short snout, which helped it eat tough plants. Scientists think it was a close relative of the famous Massospondylus.1

Viviu
hai entre 201 e 193 millóns de anos7
Xurásico Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Tevrede Farm, Fouriesberg District, Free State Province, South Africa1
Lonxitude
3 a 4 m (9,8 a 13 ft)34
Peso
ata 300 kg (661 lb)3
Altura
1,2 m (3,9 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 37 km/h (23 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Ngwevu uns 4 m de longo (13 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Ngwevuuns 1,2 m de alto (3,9 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 15 cans
tan longo coma 4 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 22 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 60 sandíastan pesado coma 16 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 9 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 9,7 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Ngwevu comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Ngwevu was named in 2019 from a fossil that was once thought to be a Massospondylus. Scientists realized it was a new dinosaur because its skull was wider and shorter than Massospondylus.1

2

The fossil of Ngwevu is a nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. It was nicknamed 'grey skull' by scientists before it got its official name.1

3

Ngwevu lived about 201 to 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.2

4

Bone growth rings show that the Ngwevu fossil was at least 10 years old when it died and was nearly full grown.1

5

Ngwevu had a wide skull that was wider than it was tall. This is different from many other early sauropodomorphs, which had narrower skulls.1

6

Its wide snout may have helped Ngwevu eat a different mix of plants than its relative Massospondylus, so the two dinosaurs could live in the same area without competing too much.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Ngwevu

?How big was Ngwevu?

Ngwevu was a small dinosaur. The fossil was nearly full grown and may have been about 3 metres long as an adult, making it a medium sized sauropodomorph of its time.5

?When did Ngwevu live?

Ngwevu lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 201 to 193 million years ago. The fossil was found in rocks from that time in South Africa.56

?What did Ngwevu eat?

Ngwevu ate plants. Its wide snout and strong jaw helped it eat tough plants, and it may have had a more generalist diet than its relative Massospondylus.6

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Ngwevu
Bautizado por
Chapelle et al. 20197
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Massospondylidae7
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha7
Idade das rochas
de 201 a 193 millóns de anos (Hettangian / Sinemurian)7
Formacións rochosas
Elliot7
Países
Suráfrica7
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database7
Descubrimento
Ngwevu was named in 2019 by Kimberley Chapelle and colleagues. The fossil had been sitting in a museum for years, labeled as Massospondylus, until scientists took a closer look and realized it was a new species.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if Ngwevu is a separate species or just a very unusual Massospondylus. The differences in skull shape might also be due to sex or age, but the researchers think it is a real new dinosaur.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Ngwevu intloko : a new early sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation of South Africa and comments on cranial ontogeny in Massospondylus carinatus (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. New dinosaur found hiding in plain sight in South African museum | Dinosaurs | The Guardian (theguardian.com)
  4. 2019-08 - Wits University PhD student discovers new species of early dinosaur - Wits University (wits.ac.za)
  5. Fossil reveals smallest sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Jurassic | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Ngwevu (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  7. Ngwevu in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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