Iyuku

Hiika maqaa: “Xhosa for 'hatchling'”1

Kan nyaate: BiqiltootaBiqiltuu-nyaattota afaan simbirroo qabanKireetaashasii Jalqabaa

Iyuku was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. What makes it really special is that almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs! Scientists think a whole group of Iyuku hatchlings died together during a dry season.2 1

Kan jiraate

waggaa miliyoona 137 hanga 133 dura4

Kireetaashasii Jalqabaa

Fosiliiwwan kan itti argaman

Kirkwood Lookout, near the Sundays River in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa1

Saffisa ol'aanaa

gara 41 km/sa'a (25 mph)

Fiiguu, tilmaama

Yoom jiraate?

Tiraayaasikii

Juraasikii

Kireetaashasii

waggaa miliyoona 252 dura20114566, asteerooyidii

Hammam saffisaa ture?

Nama miilaan deemu gara 5 km/sa'a (3 mph)

Daa'ima saayikilii irra jiru gara 12 km/sa'a (7 mph)

Iyuku gara 41 km/sa'a (25 mph)

Farda gulufu gara 65 km/sa'a (40 mph)

Cheetaa gara 100 km/sa'a (62 mph)

wantoota bareedoo

Odeeffannoowwan bashannansiisoo

Iyuku is one of only two ornithopod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous of southern Africa.2 1

All the juvenile Iyuku bones were found in a single, small bonebed, suggesting a group of hatchlings died together.2 1

The name Iyuku comes from the Xhosa language and means 'hatchling', because almost all the fossils are from very young animals.1

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.4

The bonebed where Iyuku was found also contained rare theropod teeth, crocodile teeth, turtle shell fragments, and fish bones.1

Scientists think the Iyuku hatchlings died because the climate was becoming drier and more seasonal, which may have caused a drought.2 1

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ati gaafatte

Gaaffiiwwan waa'ee Iyuku baay'ee gaafataman

?How big was Iyuku?

Iyuku was a small dinosaur. A subadult's shin bone was about 35 to 42 centimetres long, so the whole animal was probably the size of a large dog.3

?What did Iyuku eat?

Iyuku was a plant-eating dinosaur. It ate plants like ferns and leaves.3

?Why is Iyuku called a hatchling?

Its name comes from the Xhosa word for 'hatchling' because almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs.3

?When did Iyuku live?

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.3

Ogeeyyii daayinootiif

Maqaa saayinsii: Iyuku
Kan maqaa baase: Forster et al. 20224
Garee: Biqiltuu-nyaattota afaan simbirroo qaban
Maatii / kilaadii: Euiguanodontia4
Ramaddii: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Umurii dhagaawwanii: waggaa miliyoona 137 hanga 133 (Valanginian)4
Caasaawwan dhagaa: Kirkwood4
Biyyoota: Afrikaa Kibbaa4
Galmee fosilii: 1 The Paleobiology Database keessa4
Argannoo: Iyuku was named in 2022 by Catherine Forster and her team based on fossils collected from 1995 to 1999 in the Kirkwood Formation, South Africa. The species name honors Dr. Michael Raath for his work on southern African fossils.1
Ammallee falmisiisaa: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Iyuku grew, because almost all the fossils are from babies and juveniles, not adults.1

Odeeffannoon eessaa dhufa

Iyuku raathi , a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Iyuku raathi, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Iyuku (en.wikipedia.org)
Iyuku in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): umurii, bakkeewwan, caasaawwan dhagaa, ramaddii.

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