Eucnemesaurus

Il num vul dir: “good tibia lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsTriassic tardiv

Eucnemesaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that stomped around South Africa during the Late Triassic. It had strong leg bones and a heavy body, making it one of the early giants of the dinosaur world.1 3

Viveva

avant 227 fin 201 milliuns onns3

Triassic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Lower Elliot Formation, Slabberts district, Orange Free State, South Africa1

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)

Eucnemesaurus 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

Eucnemesaurus was once mistaken for a giant meat-eater called Aliwalia, but scientists later realized it was a plant-eating sauropodomorph.1

The name Eucnemesaurus means 'good tibia lizard' because its shin bones (tibiae) were very strong and sturdy.1

Fossils of Eucnemesaurus are about 228 million years old, from the Late Triassic period.1

A second species, Eucnemesaurus entaxonis, was named in 2015 based on a nearly complete skeleton.2

Eucnemesaurus is closely related to Riojasaurus, another early long-necked dinosaur from South America.1 3

Maletg da Eucnemesaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Eucnemesaurus pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Eucnemesaurus

?How big was Eucnemesaurus?

Scientists do not have a precise size estimate, but its large femur (thigh bone) suggests it was a big early dinosaur, comparable in size to later theropods like Allosaurus.1

?What did Eucnemesaurus eat?

Eucnemesaurus was a plant-eater. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that ate plants.1

?Was Eucnemesaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Eucnemesaurus was a dinosaur. It was a basal sauropodomorph, which is a type of long-necked dinosaur.1

?When did Eucnemesaurus live?

Eucnemesaurus lived during the Late Triassic period, about 228 million years ago.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Eucnemesaurus was a giant carnivorous dinosaur like T. rex.

Vardad: Eucnemesaurus was actually a plant-eater. The confusion came from a meat-eating jawbone that was mixed with its fossils.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Eucnemesaurus
Numnà da: Van Hoepen 19203
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Riojasauridae3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 227 fin 201 milliuns onns (Norian / Rhaetian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Elliot3
Pajais: Africa dal Sid3
Chats da fossils: 4 en The Paleobiology Database3
Era enconuschent sco: Aliwalia (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)3
Scuverta: Eucnemesaurus was named in 1920 by Dutch paleontologist Egbert Cornelis Nicolaas van Hoepen. He found the first fossils in the Slabberts district of South Africa.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating exactly how Eucnemesaurus moved. Its sturdy feet suggest it walked more slowly than other early sauropodomorphs.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Eucnemesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 35 , No 5 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
Eucnemesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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