Dino Wiki
Katuuni ya Malawisaurus
Kaadi ya dayinoso No. 1127 ku 2ย 027

Malawisaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “Malawi lizard”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

Malawisaurus was a long-necked plant eater that stomped through ancient Africa. It was smaller than many of its giant cousins, but still as long as a bus! It had bony plates in its skin, like armor.1

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 emabega4
Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Northern Malawi, Africa, in the Dinosaur Beds.14
Obuwanvu
11 okutuuka ku 15 m (36 okutuuka ku 49 ft)1
Obuzito
ttani 2.8 okutuuka ku ttani 10 (6,200 okutuuka ku 22,000 lb)1
Obugulumivu
3.5 m (11 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 18 km/h (11 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali munene atya?

Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Malawisaurus 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)Malawisaurusobugulumivu nga 3.5 m (11 ft)Entugganga 5.5 m (18 ft)

kuteebereza

Yali muzito kwenkana wa?

obuzito ng'obw'emmotoka 7
obuwanvu ng'emmotoka 3 ezisimbiddwa mu lunyiririobuwanvu ng'amenvu 83 nga gaddiriล‹ล‹anaobuzito ng'obw'enjovu 1.5obuzito ng'obwa wotamerooni 2000obuzito ng'obw'ebibiina 12 ebijjuvu eby'abaana b'essomeroobuzito ng'obwa ddubu enjeru 22yandidduse mita 100 mu sikonda 20 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9.6)

Malawisaurus yali munene atya bw'ogeraageranya ku GGWE?

Kubala kwokka mu browser yo. Tewali kiterekebwa wadde okusindikibwa wonna.

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

1

Malawisaurus had a blunter snout than most other sauropods, which is unusual for this group.2

2

Its teeth were flattened, not pencil-shaped like many other sauropods. This suggests that pencil-shaped teeth evolved more than once in sauropods.2

3

Bony plates called ossicles have been found with Malawisaurus, which probably covered its skin like armor.1

4

The vertebrae in the middle of its tail were longer than those in other parts, which is a unique feature.1

5

Malawisaurus lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.4

6

An isolated tooth from Brazil might belong to Malawisaurus, which would mean it also lived in South America.1

Kyakolebwa AIEkifaananyi kya Malawisaurus ekyakolebwa AI
Ekifaananyi kya Malawisaurus 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 Malawisaurus

?How big was Malawisaurus?

About 15 metres (49 feet) long and weighed about 10 tonnes (11 short tons), though a 2020 estimate gave a smaller size of 11 metres (36 feet) and 2.8 tonnes (3.1 short tons).1

?Where did Malawisaurus live?

It lived in what is now northern Malawi in Africa, during the Early Cretaceous period about 121 to 112 million years ago.13

?What did Malawisaurus eat?

It was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants.3

?Did Malawisaurus have armor?

Yes, bony plates called ossicles or dermal scutes were found with the skeleton, suggesting it had armor in its skin like some other titanosaurs.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Malawisaurus was a giant like Argentinosaurus.

Amazima: Malawisaurus was actually one of the smaller sauropods, reaching only about 11 to 15 metres long.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Malawisaurus
Yatuumibwa
Jacobs et al. 19934
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Lithostrotia4
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 121 okutuuka ku 113 (Aptian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Dinosaur Beds4
Ensi
Malawi4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
8 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
The first fossils were found around 1924 in Malawi, and Sidney H. Haughton named the species in 1928. In 1993, Louis L. Jacobs and colleagues gave it the new name Malawisaurus after more bones were found.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure if Malawisaurus lived in South America too, because only a single tooth from Brazil might belong to it.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Malawisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. New material of an Early Cretaceous titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur from Malawi | The Palaeontological Association (palass.org)
  3. Malawisaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Malawisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

Buli kituufu ku lupapula luno kirina ennamba eraga ensibuko yaakyo. Bwe tuba nga tukoze ensobi, tusonyiwe, ffe tuli bawagizi ba dayinoso, so si magazini ya ssaayansi. Tubuulire ku [email protected] tujja kugitereeza.

Rex alumwa enjala! Dino Wiki pulojekiti ya taata eri mutabani we ayagala ennyo dayinoso, ya bwereere, tewali bulango era tewali bikulondoola. Abakulu basobola okuwa Rex akantu ak'okulya okuyamba okugikuuma ku mutimbagano.Liisa Rex

Endala okuva mu kibinja kye kimu: Ez'ensingo empanvu

Era ez'omu kiseera kye kimu: Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Liisa Rexakasanduuko k'ebirabo eri abakulu