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Dracopelta

Erinnya litegeeza: “dragon shield”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraDayinoso ez'engaboEnkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Dracopelta was a small, armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now Portugal. Its back was covered in bony plates and spikes to protect it from hungry predators.12

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 145 okutuuka ku 143 emabega5
Enkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Lourinhã Formation, Portugal12
Obuwanvu
1 okutuuka ku 2 m (3.3 okutuuka ku 6.6 ft)3
Obuzito
180 kg okutuuka ku 300 kg (397 okutuuka ku 661 lb)14
Obugulumivu
0.67 m (2.2 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 24 km/h (15 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Dracopelta obuwanvu nga 2 m (6.6 ft)Embwa nga 1 m (3.3 ft)Akagaali k'omukulu nga 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Emmotoka nga 4.5 m (15 ft)

Yali mugulumivu kwenkana wa?

Kkapa ow'awakanga 0.3 m (1 ft)Embwanga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Dracopeltaobugulumivu nga 0.67 m (2.2 ft)Embalaasinga 1.6 m (5.2 ft)

kuteebereza

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1

Dracopelta was one of the earliest armoured dinosaurs, living about 150 million years ago.1

2

Its name means 'dragon shield' because of the bony plates that covered its back.1

3

The only known fossil was found in 1964 during road construction near Praia da Assenta Sul, Portugal.2

4

Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracopelta is related to other armoured dinosaurs. Some think it might be a nodosaurid, while others say it is too incomplete to tell.32

5

The fossil includes ribs, armour plates, and parts of the back leg, but no skull has been found.2

6

Dracopelta lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants.2

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Dracopelta ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Dracopelta 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 Dracopelta

?How big was Dracopelta?

Scientists estimate Dracopelta was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long and weighed around 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Another estimate suggests it could have been 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long.1

?When did Dracopelta live?

Dracopelta lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 to 145 million years ago.1

?What did Dracopelta eat?

The sources do not say exactly what Dracopelta ate, but it was an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) that lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants, so it likely ate plants.1

?Was Dracopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Dracopelta was a dinosaur. It was an ankylosaurian dinosaur, a type of armoured dinosaur.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Dracopelta
Yatuumibwa
Galton 19805
Ekibinja
Dayinoso ez'engabo
Ekika / ekibinja
Ankylosauria5
Engabanya
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora5
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 145 okutuuka ku 143 (Tithonian)5
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Freixial5
Ensi
Potugaali5
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database5
Okuzuulibwa
The fossil was found in early 1964 by Leonel Trindade during road works near Barril, Portugal. Georges Zbyszewski and Octávio da Veiga Ferreira dug it out on December 22, 1964. Peter Galton named it Dracopelta zbyszewskii in 1980.2
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists still debate whether Dracopelta is a valid genus or a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because the fossil is so incomplete.32

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Dracopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. History of the discovery of the ankylosaur Dracopelta zbyszewskii (Upper Jurassic), with new data about the type specimen and its locality (lneg.pt)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Dracopelta zbyszewskii | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  5. Dracopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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