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Uragasaurus

Erinnya litegeeza: “snake lizard”1
Yalyanga: EbimeraEz'ensingo empanvuEnkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi

Uragasaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Thailand. It had a snake-like neck and a backbone with air pockets that made it lighter. This dinosaur is one of the first of its family found in Southeast Asia.1

Yabeerawo
emyaka obukadde 149 okutuuka ku 137 emabega4
Enkomerero ya Jurasiki okutuuka ku Entandikwa ya Kuretasi
Ebisigalira byazuulibwa mu
Phu Noi Locality, Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand1
Obuwanvu
okutuuka ku 20 m (66 ft)2
Obugulumivu
4.5 m (15 ft)
kuteebereza
Sipiidi esinga
nga 12 km/h (7 mph)
Okudduka, kuteebereza

Yabeerawo ddi?

Tiriyasi
Jurasiki
Kuretasi
Emyaka obukadde 252 emabega20114566, asteroyidi

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Yali muwanvu kwenkana wa?

Uragasaurus obuwanvu nga 20 m (66 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?

Embalaasinga 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Enjovunga 3.2 m (10 ft)Uragasaurusobugulumivu nga 4.5 m (15 ft)Entugganga 5.5 m (18 ft)

kuteebereza

obuwanvu ng'emmotoka 4 ezisimbiddwa mu lunyiririobuwanvu ng'amenvu 110 nga gaddiriŋŋanamugulumivu ekimala okulingiza mu ddirisa ku mwaliiro 2yandidduse mita 100 mu sikonda 30 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9.6)

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1

Uragasaurus is known from just one well-preserved backbone bone from the front of the back, called an anterior dorsal vertebra.1

2

The backbone had a Y-shaped pattern of bony ridges that is unique to this dinosaur.1

3

CT scans showed that the inside of the backbone was filled with tiny air spaces, a feature called camellate structure, which made the skeleton lighter.1

4

Uragasaurus lived during the latest Jurassic period, about 149 to 137 million years ago.4

5

It belongs to a group called Mamenchisauridae, which were famous for their extremely long necks.1

6

This dinosaur was discovered in the Phu Kradung Formation, a rock layer that also contains fossils of sharks, turtles, and other dinosaurs.1

7

Uragasaurus is the first officially named mamenchisaurid dinosaur from Thailand.1

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Ebibuuzo ebisinga okubuuzibwa ku Uragasaurus

?How big was Uragasaurus?

Scientists do not know for sure because only one backbone bone has been found. Based on its relatives, it was probably a large, long-necked plant-eater.31

?What did Uragasaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, like all sauropods. It probably ate ferns, cycads, and other plants that grew in its habitat.3

?When did Uragasaurus live?

It lived during the late Jurassic to early Cretaceous periods, about 150 to 130 million years ago.3

?Where was Uragasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand, in the Phu Kradung Formation.31

?Is Uragasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a type of long-necked sauropod dinosaur called a mamenchisaurid.3

?Why is it called Uragasaurus?

The name means 'serpent lizard' in Sanskrit and Greek, because its family is famous for having very long, snake-like necks.3

Eri abakugu mu dayinoso

Erinnya lya ssaayansi
Uragasaurus
Yatuumibwa
Nilpanapan et al. 20264
Ekibinja
Ez'ensingo empanvu
Ekika / ekibinja
Mamenchisauridae4
Engabanya
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
Emyaka gy'enjazi
emyaka obukadde 149 okutuuka ku 137 (Tithonian / Berriasian)4
Ensengeka z'enjazi
Phu Kradung4
Ensi
Tayilandi4
Ebisigalira ebyazuulibwa
1 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Okuzuulibwa
Uragasaurus was named in 2026 by a team of scientists led by A. Nilpanapan. The fossil was found at the Phu Noi site in Kalasin Province, Thailand, and is kept at Mahasarakham University.14
Kikyakubaganyizibwako ebirowoozo
Scientists are not sure exactly how old the rocks are that contained Uragasaurus, so its age is estimated as latest Jurassic, possibly into the earliest Cretaceous.1

Ebituufu gye biva

  1. A new mamenchisaurid sauropod from the Lower Phu Kradung Formation, Upper Jurassic of northeastern Thailand | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
  2. Uragasaurus kalasinensis: New dinosaur discovered in Thailand - BBC News (bbc.co.uk)
  3. Uragasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Uragasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): emyaka, ebifo, ensengeka z'enjazi, engabanya.

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