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Oplosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “armed lizard or weapon lizard”1

Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

Oplosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on the Isle of Wight during the Early Cretaceous. It is known from just one big tooth, but that tooth tells us it was a giant, like a Brachiosaurus. Imagine a gentle giant munching on leaves with a tooth as big as your hand!1 2

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 137 okutuuka ku 121 emabega3

Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Brighstone Bay (formerly Brixton Bay), Isle of Wight, England1 3 2

Obuwanvu

22 okutuuka ku 25 m (72 okutuuka ku 82 ft)1 2

Obugulumivu

5.5 m (18 ft)

kuteebereza

Sipiidi esinga

nga 10 km/h (6 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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kuteebereza

obuwanvu ng'emmotoka 6 ezisimbiddwa mu lunyiririobuwanvu ng'amenvu 140 nga gaddiriŋŋanamugulumivu ekimala okulingiza mu ddirisa ku mwaliiro 2yandidduse mita 100 mu sikonda 36 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9.6)

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Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

Oplosaurus nga 10 km/h (6 mph)

Omwana ku kagaali nga 12 km/h (7 mph)

Embalaasi edduka ennyo nga 65 km/h (40 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Oplosaurus is known only from a single tooth, found in the 1850s. This tooth is 85 mm (3.35 inches) tall, about as long as a credit card.1 2

The tooth looks very similar to a Brachiosaurus tooth, so scientists think Oplosaurus was a giant sauropod, maybe 25 metres (82 feet) long.1 2

Its name means 'armed lizard' or 'weapon lizard', probably because the tooth looked like a weapon. The species name armatus also means 'armed' in Latin.1

Some scientists think Oplosaurus might have been a turiasaur, a group of primitive sauropods with heart-shaped teeth. Others place it in the Camarasauridae family.1

The tooth has a pointed tip and wear facets from grinding plants. This shows Oplosaurus was a plant-eater that chewed its food.1

Oplosaurus lived on the Isle of Wight when it was a low plain with rivers and lakes. The climate was warm and humid, like a subtropical forest.1

Because only one tooth has been found, Oplosaurus is a 'tooth taxon'. Scientists are not sure if it is a valid genus or if the tooth belongs to another dinosaur like Pelorosaurus.1 2

Ekifaananyi kya Oplosaurus 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 Oplosaurus

?How big was Oplosaurus?

About 25 metres (82 feet) long, based on its tooth being as big as a Brachiosaurus tooth.1 2

?What did Oplosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its tooth has wear facets from grinding tough vegetation.1 2

?Where was Oplosaurus found?

On the Isle of Wight, England, in the Wessex Formation near Brighstone Bay.1 2

?Is Oplosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the Early Cretaceous.1 3

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Oplosaurus was an armoured dinosaur like Hylaeosaurus.

Amazima: Scientists once thought the tooth belonged to an armoured dinosaur because it was sharp, but Oplosaurus is now considered a long-necked sauropod, not an armoured dinosaur.1

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Oplosaurus
Yatuumibwa: Gervais 18523
Ekibinja: Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja: Sauropoda3
Engabanya: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 137 okutuuka ku 121 (Valanginian / Barremian)3
Ensi: Bungereza3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: In 1852, geologist Thomas Wright reported a large tooth found near Brixton Bay on the Isle of Wight. French paleontologist Paul Gervais named it Oplosaurus armatus the same year.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure if Oplosaurus is a valid dinosaur or if its tooth belongs to another sauropod such as Pelorosaurus or a turiasaur.1 2

Ebituufu gye biva

Oplosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Oplosaurus, a possible Camarasaur from the Isle of Wight - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
Oplosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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