Blikanasaurus

Il num vul dir: “lizard from Blikana”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsTriassic tardiv

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

Viveva

avant 227 fin 201 milliuns onns5

Triassic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 38 km/h (24 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Blikanasaurus var 38 km/h (24 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Blikanasaurus

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.1 4

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Blikanasaurus
Numnà da: Galton and Van Heerden 19855
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Sauropodiformes5
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 227 fin 201 milliuns onns (Norian / Rhaetian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Elliot5
Pajais: Africa dal Sid5
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Blikanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
BLIKANASAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
wiredspace.wits.ac.za (wiredspace.wits.ac.za)
Blikanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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