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Nipponopelta

O nome significa: “Japanese shield”1
Comía: PlantasDinos acoirazadosCretáceo Superior

Nipponopelta was an armored dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It had bony plates on its back and long spikes on its shoulders to scare off predators.21

Viviu
hai entre 100 e 94 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan12
Lonxitude
5 m (16 ft)4
Altura
1,5 m (4,9 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 17 km/h (11 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Nipponopelta uns 5 m de longo (16 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 canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Nipponopeltauns 1,5 m de alto (4,9 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

tan longo coma 5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 28 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 21 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Nipponopelta comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Nipponopelta is the first armored dinosaur ever named from Japan.12

2

Its fossils were found in marine rocks, meaning its body may have washed out to sea after death.31

3

Scientists used CT scans to see hidden bones inside the rock, like two complete teeth and part of the inner ear.12

4

Nipponopelta belonged to a group called nodosaurids, which had long spikes on their shoulders but no tail club.23

5

Its ancestors likely walked from North America to Asia across a land bridge called Beringia about 100 million years ago.32

6

Nipponopelta lived near the coast, which may have helped its relatives spread between continents.12

7

The fossil was discovered in 1995 by a local fossil hunter named Eijiro Goto along a riverbank.12

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Nipponopelta

?How big was Nipponopelta?

Scientists do not know its exact size because only a partial skull and a few bones have been found. It was probably similar in size to other nodosaurids, which were medium-sized, four-legged plant-eaters.1

?What did Nipponopelta eat?

It ate plants. Its teeth were small and leaf-shaped, good for cropping vegetation.3

?When did Nipponopelta live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 96 to 94 million years ago.5

?Where was Nipponopelta found?

Its fossils were found in Hokkaido, Japan, along the bank of the Omakizawa River in Yūbari city.1

?Did Nipponopelta have a tail club?

No. Nipponopelta was a nodosaurid, and nodosaurids did not have a tail club. Instead, they had long spikes on their shoulders.3

?How did Nipponopelta get to Japan?

Its ancestors likely walked from North America to Asia across a land bridge called Beringia about 100 million years ago.3

?Is Nipponopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Nipponopelta is a dinosaur. It is a type of armored dinosaur called a nodosaurid ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Nipponopelta?

Its name means 'Japanese shield' in Greek and Japanese. 'Nippon' means Japan and 'pelta' means shield.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Nipponopelta
Bautizado por
Oyabu et al. 20276
Grupo
Dinos acoirazados
Familia / clado
Nodosauridae6
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora6
Idade das rochas
de 100 a 94 millóns de anos (Cenomanian)6
Formacións rochosas
Hikagenosawa6
Países
Xapón6
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
The fossil was found by Eijiro Goto in 1995 in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan. In 2026, Shumpei Oyabu and colleagues named it Nipponopelta yezoensis after studying it with CT scans.12
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if Nipponopelta lived right on the coast or if its body was carried to the sea after death.13

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Nipponopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. 北海道産恐竜化石を「ニッポノペルタ・エゾエンシス」と命名 (hokudai.ac.jp)
  3. Rare armored dinosaur found in Japan may have ancestors that migrated across a land bridge 100 million years ago | Live Science (livescience.com)
  4. Nipponopelta yezoensis, Japan's First Definitive Ankylosaur (blog.everythingdinosaur.com)
  5. New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan | Sci.News (sci.news)
  6. Nipponopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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