Shenzhousaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “ancient name of China lizard”1

Yalyanga: Kitono ku buli kimuDayinoso ezifaanana ostrichEntandikwa ya Kuretasi

Shenzhousaurus was an early ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had small teeth only at the front of its mouth, unlike later ostrich dinosaurs that had no teeth at all. This speedy dinosaur probably ate plants and small animals.1 2

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 126 okutuuka ku 120 emabega3

Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Sihetun fossil site, Beipiao, western Liaoning, China3 2

Sipiidi esinga

nga 66 km/h (41 mph)

Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi

Jurasiki

Kuretasi

Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

Yali wa mbiro kwenkana wa?

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3 mph)

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

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

Shenzhousaurus nga 66 km/h (41 mph)

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

Shenzhousaurus is one of the earliest known ostrich-like dinosaurs, living about 126 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous.2

Its name comes from 'Shenzhou', an ancient name for China, and 'saurus' meaning lizard.1

Unlike later ostrich dinosaurs that had no teeth, Shenzhousaurus had small teeth only at the front of its lower jaw.1

The only known fossil of Shenzhousaurus was found in a 'death pose' with its head above its body.2

Its first finger bone (metacarpal I) was only half the length of its second finger bone, a primitive feature.2

Shenzhousaurus had a straight ischium (a hip bone), while more advanced ostrich dinosaurs had a curved one.1

Ekifaananyi kya Shenzhousaurus 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 Shenzhousaurus

?How big was Shenzhousaurus?

Scientists are not sure of its total size because the only fossil is missing parts of the legs and tail. Its skull was about 185 mm (7.3 inches) long.2

?What did Shenzhousaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Pebbles found in its chest area may have been gastroliths (stomach stones) to help grind up food.2 3

?Did Shenzhousaurus have feathers?

The fossil does not show feathers, but many close relatives of Shenzhousaurus had simple, hair-like feathers, so it might have had them too.2

?When did Shenzhousaurus live?

It lived about 126 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period.2

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Shenzhousaurus
Yatuumibwa: Ji et al. 20033
Ekibinja: Dayinoso ezifaanana ostrich
Ekika / ekibinja: Ornithomimosauria3
Engabanya: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 126 okutuuka ku 120 (Barremian / Aptian)3
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Yixian3
Ensi: Cayina3
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database3
Okuzuulibwa: Shenzhousaurus was named in 2003 by a team of scientists including Qiang Ji, Mark Norell, and Peter Makovicky. The only fossil was found at the Sihetun site in Liaoning, China.3 2
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are not sure exactly what Shenzhousaurus ate, but the pebbles found in its chest may have been gastroliths for grinding food.2

Ebituufu gye biva

An early ostrich dinosaur and implications for ornithomimosaur phylogeny (ia803404.us.archive.org)
Shenzhousaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Shenzhousaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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