Transylvanosaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “lizard from across the forest”1

Yalyanga: EbimeraEzirya ebimera ez'omumwa ng'ogw'ekinyonyiEnkomerero ya Kuretasi

Transylvanosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur that lived on an island in what is now Romania. It had a wide, flat head and walked on two legs, munching on tough plants with its beak. It was about the size of a large dog, but don't worry, it wouldn't hurt you!1 4

Yabeerawo

emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 emabega4

Enkomerero ya Kuretasi

Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu

Bărbat River Valley, Hațeg Basin, Romania1 4

Sipiidi esinga

nga 41 km/h (25 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)

Transylvanosaurus nga 41 km/h (25 mph)

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

Cheetah nga 100 km/h (62 mph)

ebintu ebinyuvu

Ebyewuunyisa

Transylvanosaurus had an unusually wide and flat skull, which is why its species name means 'flat head'.1

It lived on an island called Hațeg Island, where many dinosaurs were smaller than their mainland relatives, a phenomenon called insular dwarfism.1

The only known fossil is a partial skull, including the braincase and the bones of the top of the head.1

Scientists think it was closely related to Rhabdodon, a dinosaur from southern France, which suggests these dinosaurs could cross shallow seas.2

It lived during the Maastrichtian age, about 72 to 66 million years ago, right before the dinosaurs went extinct.4

Ekifaananyi kya Transylvanosaurus 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 Transylvanosaurus

?How big was Transylvanosaurus?

It was about the size of a large dog or a man, roughly 2 metres long. This small size is due to insular dwarfism, because it lived on an island with limited food.3

?What did Transylvanosaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It used its beak to munch on tough plants that grew on its island home.3

?Could Transylvanosaurus swim?

Scientists think it might have been able to swim, because its closest relatives lived in France and it may have crossed shallow seas to reach its island. Most reptiles can swim from birth.3

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Some people think Transylvanosaurus was a meat-eater because of its scary name.

Amazima: Actually, it was a plant-eater, using its beak to crop plants, as shown by its teeth and skull shape.4

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi: Transylvanosaurus
Yatuumibwa: Augustin et al. 20224
Ekibinja: Ezirya ebimera ez'omumwa ng'ogw'ekinyonyi
Ekika / ekibinja: Rhabdodontomorpha4
Engabanya: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Emyaka gy'enjazi: emyaka obukadde 72 okutuuka ku 66 (Maastrichtian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi: Pui Beds4
Ensi: Lomaniya4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa: 1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa: The fossil was found in 2007 in the Bărbat River Valley in Romania, and it was named in 2022 by Augustin and colleagues.1
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Transylvanosaurus is related to other rhabdodontid dinosaurs, and whether it could swim between islands.2

Ebituufu gye biva

Transylvanosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A New Ornithopod Dinosaur, Transylvanosaurus platycephalus gen. et sp. nov. (Dinosauria: Ornithischia), from the Upper Cretaceous of the Haţeg Basin, Romania (bioone.org)
Dinosaur with strange head lived on an island of miniature creatures - BBC Newsround (bbc.co.uk)
Transylvanosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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