Achelousaurus

An sa wa Achelousaurus suna bayan allahn kogi na Girka Achelous, wanda zai iya canza siffarsa. An zaɓi wannan sunan ne saboda dinosaur ɗin yana da siffofi da suke kamar suna tsakiyar wasu dinosaurs biyu masu ƙaho, Einiosaurus da Pachyrhinosaurus.1

Achelousaurus manya suna da wurare masu tauri da kumburi a hancinsu da kuma sama da idanunsu maimakon ƙahoni masu tsawo da ake gani a wasu dinosaurs masu ƙaho. Waɗannan wuraren suna rufe da wani kauri na keratin, wanda shi ne abu ɗaya da ƙusoshinmu suke yi.1

Kansa yana da tsawon mita 1.62 (ƙafa 5.3), wanda yake da tsawon mutum babba.1

Achelousaurus ya rayu a wani tsibiri mai suna Laramidia, wanda shi ne yammacin Arewacin Amurka a lokacin ƙarshen zamanin Cretaceous. Yanayin yana da ɗumi kuma yana canzawa, tare da dogon lokacin rani.1

An gano burbushin farko na Achelousaurus a shekarar 1987 ta ƙungiyar da shahararren masanin ilimin halittu Jack Horner ya jagoranta, bayan ya rasa damar shiga wani wurin binciken burbushi.1

Masana suna tunanin Achelousaurus yana amfani da kumburin kansa don faɗa, kamar yadda bison suke yi a yau, suna buga kawunansu da na abokan hamayyarsu.1

Achelousaurus yana da jerin haƙora guda 25 zuwa 28 a kowane ɓangaren muƙamuƙin sama. Sabbin haƙora suna girma a ƙarƙashin tsoffin, don haka koyaushe yana da sabbin haƙora don tauna tsirrai masu tauri.1