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Eucnemesaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “good tibia lizard”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEnkomerero ya Tiriyasi

Eucnemesaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that stomped around South Africa during the Late Triassic. It had strong leg bones and a heavy body, making it one of the early giants of the dinosaur world.13

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 227 okutuuka ku 201 emabega3
Enkomerero ya Tiriyasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Lower Elliot Formation, Slabberts district, Orange Free State, South Africa1
Sipiidi esinga
nga 38 km/h (24 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Eucnemesaurus was once mistaken for a giant meat-eater called Aliwalia, but scientists later realized it was a plant-eating sauropodomorph.1

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The name Eucnemesaurus means 'good tibia lizard' because its shin bones (tibiae) were very strong and sturdy.1

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Fossils of Eucnemesaurus are about 228 million years old, from the Late Triassic period.1

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A second species, Eucnemesaurus entaxonis, was named in 2015 based on a nearly complete skeleton.2

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Eucnemesaurus is closely related to Riojasaurus, another early long-necked dinosaur from South America.13

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?How big was Eucnemesaurus?

Scientists do not have a precise size estimate, but its large femur (thigh bone) suggests it was a big early dinosaur, comparable in size to later theropods like Allosaurus.1

?What did Eucnemesaurus eat?

Eucnemesaurus was a plant-eater. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that ate plants.1

?Was Eucnemesaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Eucnemesaurus was a dinosaur. It was a basal sauropodomorph, which is a type of long-necked dinosaur.1

?When did Eucnemesaurus live?

Eucnemesaurus lived during the Late Triassic period, about 228 million years ago.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Eucnemesaurus was a giant carnivorous dinosaur like T. rex.

Amazima: Eucnemesaurus was actually a plant-eater. The confusion came from a meat-eating jawbone that was mixed with its fossils.1

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Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Eucnemesaurus
Yatuumibwa
Van Hoepen 19203
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Riojasauridae3
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha3
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 227 okutuuka ku 201 (Norian / Rhaetian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Elliot3
Ensi
Afirika ey'Obukiikaddyo3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
4 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Era emanyiddwa nga
Aliwalia (amannya ag'edda kati gabalibwa ng'ekisolo kye kimu)3
Okuzuulibwa
Eucnemesaurus was named in 1920 by Dutch paleontologist Egbert Cornelis Nicolaas van Hoepen. He found the first fossils in the Slabberts district of South Africa.13
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating exactly how Eucnemesaurus moved. Its sturdy feet suggest it walked more slowly than other early sauropodomorphs.2

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Eucnemesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 35 , No 5 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  3. Eucnemesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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