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Saltasaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “lizard from Salta”1 2

Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEnkomerero ya Kuretasi

Saltasaurus was a small sauropod with a short neck and stubby legs. It lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. It was one of the first sauropods known to have armor made of bony plates in its skin.1 2

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 emabega3

Enkomerero ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Argentina, specifically at Estancia 'El Brete' in Salta Province1 3

Obuwanvu

6 okutuuka ku 12.8 m (20 okutuuka ku 42 ft)1 2

Obuzito

ttani 2.5 okutuuka ku ttani 6.87 (5,500 okutuuka ku 15,100 lb)1

Obugulumivu

3.1 m (10 ft)

kuteebereza

Sipiidi esinga

nga 20 km/h (12 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

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Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

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

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

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Saltasaurus was the first sauropod found with armor. It had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin, which was a surprise to scientists.1 2

The armor came in two types: larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long, and tiny round or pentagonal ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1

Saltasaurus had a very wide belly, shaped a bit like a hippopotamus. Some scientists thought it might have lived in water.1

Fossil eggs found in Patagonia, Argentina, may belong to saltasaurines. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres in diameter, and some contained embryos with skin impressions showing bead-like scales.1

Saltasaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It was one of the last sauropods before they went extinct.1 2

The vertebrae in Saltasaurus had shallow depressions called pleurocoels, which are also seen in other titanosaurs like Alamosaurus and Gondwanatitan.1

Ekifaananyi kya Saltasaurus 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 Saltasaurus

?How big was Saltasaurus?

Scientists disagree on its size. One estimate says it was about 6 metres long, another says up to 8.5 metres (28 feet), and a third says up to 12.8 metres (42 feet). Its weight was probably between 2.5 and 7 tonnes.1 2

?What did Saltasaurus eat?

Saltasaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate only plants.1 2

?Did Saltasaurus have armor?

Yes, it had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin. There were larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long and tiny round ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1 2

?Could Saltasaurus swim?

Some scientists think it might have lived in water because its wide belly looked like a hippopotamus, but nobody knows for sure.1

?When did Saltasaurus live?

Saltasaurus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.1 2

?How did Saltasaurus lay eggs?

Fossil nests show that female saltasaurines dug holes with their back feet, laid clutches of about 25 eggs, and buried them under dirt and plants. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres across.1

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: All sauropods were huge and had no armor.

Amazima: Saltasaurus was relatively small for a sauropod and had armor made of bony plates, showing that some sauropods did have protection.1 2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Saltasaurus
Yatuumibwa: Bonaparte and Powell 19803
Ekibinja: Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja: Saltasauridae3
Engabanya: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 (Maastrichtian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Lecho3
Ensi: Arigentina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: Fossils were dug up between 1975 and 1977 at Estancia 'El Brete' in Argentina. José Bonaparte and Jaime E. Powell named Saltasaurus in 1980.1 3
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure how big Saltasaurus really was. Different estimates range from 6 to 12.8 metres long.1

Ebituufu gye biva

Saltasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Saltasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Saltasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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