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Mussaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “mouse lizard”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEntandikwa ya Jurasiki

Mussaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. When it hatched, it was tiny, about the size of a mouse, but adults grew as long as a school bus!1

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 200 okutuuka ku 193 emabega6
Entandikwa ya Jurasiki
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Laguna Colorada Formation, Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, Argentina21
Obuwanvu
0.2 okutuuka ku 8 m (0.7 okutuuka ku 26 ft)13
Obuzito
0.053 kg okutuuka ku ttani 1.6 (0 okutuuka ku 3,500 lb)1
Obugulumivu
2.1 m (6.9 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 29 km/h (18 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Mussaurus obuwanvu nga 8 m (26 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?

Embwanga 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Embalaasinga 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Mussaurusobugulumivu nga 2.1 m (6.9 ft)Enjovunga 3.2 m (10 ft)

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obuwanvu ng'embwa 8, ennyindo ku mukiraobuwanvu ng'amenvu 44 nga gaddiriŋŋanaobuzito ng'obw'embwa 80obuzito ng'obwa wotamerooni 320obuzito ng'obw'abaana 84 ab'omu nnasaleobuzito ng'obw'abaana b'essomero 50obuzito ng'obwa ddubu enjeru 4yandidduse mita 100 mu sikonda 12 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9.6)

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1

Mussaurus babies were only 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighed about as much as a chicken egg.13

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As it grew, Mussaurus changed from walking on all fours to walking on two legs.1

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Scientists found over 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of Mussaurus together, showing they lived in herds.1

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This dinosaur lived about 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.2

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Adult Mussaurus could reach 8 metres (26 ft) long and weigh up to 1.6 metric tons (1.8 short tons).1

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Mussaurus is one of the earliest dinosaurs known to have complex social behavior, like living in groups.1

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Ekifaananyi kya Mussaurus 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 Mussaurus

?What did Mussaurus eat?

Mussaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a long neck to reach leaves and ferns.1

?How big was a baby Mussaurus?

Baby Mussaurus were tiny, about 20 centimetres long and weighing as little as a chicken egg, around 53 to 77 grams.1

?Did Mussaurus live in herds?

Yes, Mussaurus is the earliest dinosaur known to have lived in herds. Scientists found over 100 eggs and 80 skeletons together, showing they lived in age-segregated groups.145

?How fast could Mussaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but since adults walked on two legs and were medium-sized, they could probably move at a moderate jogging speed.1

?When did Mussaurus live?

Mussaurus lived about 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.15

?Why is it called Mussaurus?

Mussaurus means 'mouse lizard' because the first fossils found were tiny babies, about the size of a mouse.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Mussaurus was always a tiny dinosaur.

Amazima: Only the babies were tiny. Adults grew to be huge, up to 8 metres long.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Mussaurus
Yatuumibwa
Bonaparte and Vince 19796
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Sauropodiformes6
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha6
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 200 okutuuka ku 193 (Sinemurian)6
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Laguna Colorada6
Ensi
Arigentina6
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
2 mu The Paleobiology Database6
Okuzuulibwa
Mussaurus was named by Jose Bonaparte and Martin Vince in 1979. They found tiny skeletons and eggs in the Laguna Colorada Formation in Argentina.23
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are still debating whether Mussaurus is a direct ancestor of the giant sauropods.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. Mussaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A M E G H I N I A N A (naturalhistory.si.edu)
  4. Earliest evidence of herd-living and age segregation amongst dinosaurs | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
  5. Fossil bonanza reveals earliest evidence of dinosaurs living in herds | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  6. Mussaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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