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Amphicoelias

Erinnya litegeeza: “biconcave, meaning hollow on both sides”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEnkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Amphicoelias was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived about 150 million years ago. It had very long and thin hind legs, and its front legs were longer than those of its close relative Diplodocus. This dinosaur was about as long as three school buses parked end to end!1

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 158 okutuuka ku 143 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Colorado, USA, and possibly Zimbabwe12
Obuwanvu
18 m (59 ft)1
Obuzito
ttani 15 (33,100 lb)1
Obugulumivu
4.1 m (13 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 13 km/h (8 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Amphicoelias obuwanvu nga 18 m (59 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Enjovu, ekisolo ekisinga obunene ku lukalu leero nga 6.5 m (21 ft)

Yali mugulumivu kwenkana wa?

Embalaasinga 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Enjovunga 3.2 m (10 ft)Amphicoeliasobugulumivu nga 4.1 m (13 ft)Entugganga 5.5 m (18 ft)

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1

Amphicoelias was named by the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.1

2

Its name means 'biconcave' because the bones of its spine were hollow on both sides.1

3

Amphicoelias lived in a savanna-like environment with ferns and some tall trees along rivers.1

4

One species once called Amphicoelias fragillimus was later renamed Maraapunisaurus in 2018.12

5

The first fossils of Amphicoelias were found by a man named Aaron Ripley in Colorado in 1877.1

6

Amphicoelias was lighter and more slender than many other sauropods of its time.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Amphicoelias

?How big was Amphicoelias?

Amphicoelias was about 18 metres (59 feet) long and weighed about 15 metric tons (17 short tons). That is longer than its close relative Diplodocus.1

?What did Amphicoelias eat?

Amphicoelias was a plant-eater that ate ferns and other plants. It lived in a savanna-like environment with some tall trees along rivers.1

?When did Amphicoelias live?

Amphicoelias lived about 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period.1

?Was Amphicoelias a dinosaur?

Yes, Amphicoelias was a dinosaur. It was a sauropod, a type of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.1

?Where was Amphicoelias found?

Amphicoelias fossils were found in Colorado, United States, in rocks called the Morrison Formation.1

?Is Amphicoelias the biggest dinosaur?

No, Amphicoelias was not the biggest dinosaur. It was about 18 metres long, which is shorter than its relative Diplodocus. One giant species once called Amphicoelias fragillimus was later renamed Maraapunisaurus.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Amphicoelias fragillimus was the largest dinosaur ever, over 60 meters long.

Amazima: That species is now considered a different dinosaur called Maraapunisaurus, and its size is uncertain because the only fossil was lost.12

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Amphicoelias
Yatuumibwa
Cope 18773
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Diplodocoidea3
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 158 okutuuka ku 143 ()3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Morrison, Kadzi3
Ensi
Amerika, Zimbabwe3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
3 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Edward Drinker Cope named Amphicoelias in 1877 based on fossils found by Aaron Ripley in Colorado, USA.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure if some bones, like a tooth and shoulder blade, really belong to Amphicoelias or to another dinosaur.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Amphicoelias (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Amphicoelias in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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