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Datousaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “chieftain lizard or big-head lizard”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuAmakkati ga Jurasiki okutuuka ku Enkomerero ya Jurasiki

Datousaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in China during the Middle Jurassic. It had a big, deep skull for a sauropod and may have used its height to reach high branches.12

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 175 okutuuka ku 155 emabega3
Amakkati ga Jurasiki okutuuka ku Enkomerero ya Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Sichuan province, China13
Obuwanvu
10 okutuuka ku 15 m (33 okutuuka ku 49 ft)12
Obugulumivu
3.5 m (11 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 16 km/h (10 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Datousaurus obuwanvu nga 15 m (49 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)Datousaurusobugulumivu nga 3.5 m (11 ft)Entugganga 5.5 m (18 ft)

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Ebyewuunyisa

1

Datousaurus lived alongside other sauropods like Shunosaurus and Omeisaurus, as well as the early stegosaur Huayangosaurus.1

2

Its name is a pun on the Chinese words 'da tou', meaning 'big head', because it had a large skull for a sauropod.1

3

Only two partial skeletons have been found, and neither had a skull attached, though one skull was found nearby.1

4

Its vertebrae were elongated, giving it a higher reach than its relative Shunosaurus, so they may have fed at different heights to avoid competition.1

5

The species name bashanensis comes from a poetic phrase for the mountains and rivers of Sichuan, where it was discovered.1

6

Fossils of Datousaurus are rare, which scientists think means it may not have lived in big herds like some other sauropods.1

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Ekifaananyi kya Datousaurus 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.
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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Datousaurus

?How big was Datousaurus?

It was about 15 metres (49 feet) long, though some estimates say 10 to 13.9 metres (33 to 46 feet).21

?What did Datousaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). Its spoon-shaped teeth helped it eat different plants, possibly from high branches.12

?Why did Datousaurus have a big head?

Its name means 'big head' in Chinese because it had a deep, large skull for a sauropod. Scientists are not sure why, but it may have helped it eat tough plants.1

?Did Datousaurus live in herds?

Probably not. Its fossils are rare, so scientists think it may not have lived in big groups like some other sauropods.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Datousaurus
Yatuumibwa
Dong and Tang 19843
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Eusauropoda3
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 175 okutuuka ku 155 (Aalenian / Oxfordian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Shaximiao3
Ensi
Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
2 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa
Datousaurus was named by Chinese paleontologists Dong Zhiming and Tang Zilu in 1984, based on fossils from the Lower Shaximiao Formation in Sichuan.13
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Datousaurus was, because only a few bones have been found, and different estimates give lengths from 10 to 15 metres.12

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Datousaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Datousaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Datousaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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