Blikanasaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “lizard from Blikana”1

Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEnkomerero ya Tiriyasi

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 227 okutuuka ku 201 emabega5

Enkomerero ya Tiriyasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces1 2

Sipiidi esinga

nga 38 km/h (24 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Blikanasaurus nga 38 km/h (24 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

Ekifaananyi kya Blikanasaurus ekyakolebwa AI, nga kiraga engeri gye yayinza okuba ng'afaanana, ekyakolebwa kompyuta okusinziira ku ebyo bannassaayansi bye bamanyi. Kuteebereza: ekisolo ekyennyini kiyinza okuba nga kyali kifaanana bulala, era tewali amanyi langi zaakyo ez'amazima.

wabuuza

Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Blikanasaurus

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.1 4

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Blikanasaurus
Yatuumibwa: Galton and Van Heerden 19855
Ekibinja: Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja: Sauropodiformes5
Engabanya: Sauropodomorpha5
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 227 okutuuka ku 201 (Norian / Rhaetian)5
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Elliot5
Ensi: Afirika ey'Obukiikaddyo5
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 2 mu The Paleobiology Database5
Okuzuulibwa: Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.1 2
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Blikanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
BLIKANASAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
wiredspace.wits.ac.za (wiredspace.wits.ac.za)
Blikanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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