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Hoplitosaurus

Il num vul dir: “hoplite lizard, named after a Greek soldier”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun armaduraCretacic tempriv

Hoplitosaurus was a slow, plant-eating dinosaur covered in bony armor and tall spines. It used its armor to protect itself from predators, like a tank with spikes!1

Viveva

avant 126 fin 113 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

South Dakota, USA1 2

Autezza

1,2 m (3,9 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 18 km/h (11 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant aut era el?

pudess currer 100 meters en 20 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

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)

Hoplitosaurus var 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Hoplitosaurus was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, about the height of a small pony.1

Its armor included tall spines on the shoulders and back, and small bony plates called ossicles filled the gaps.1

Unlike its relative Polacanthus, Hoplitosaurus did not have a solid shield of bone over its hips.1

The only known fossil was found in 1898 by geologist Nelson Horatio Darton near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.1 2

At first, scientists thought it was a type of Stegosaurus, but later they gave it its own name.1

Hoplitosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Hoplitosaurus

?How big was Hoplitosaurus?

It was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, roughly the height of a small pony. Its total length is not known from the partial skeleton.1

?What did Hoplitosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore) that ate low-growing plants. Its armor was its main defense against predators.1

?Where was Hoplitosaurus found?

The only known fossil was found in 1898 near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, in the Lakota Formation. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1 2

?Is Hoplitosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armored dinosaur (ankylosaur) related to Polacanthus.1 3

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Hoplitosaurus is just a copy of Polacanthus.

Vardad: Scientists now agree Hoplitosaurus is a valid, though poorly known, genus because its bones and armor are different from Polacanthus.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Hoplitosaurus
Numnà da: Lucas 19023
Gruppa: Dinos cun armadura
Famiglia / clada: Nodosauridae3
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 126 fin 113 milliuns onns (Barremian / Aptian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Lakota, Cedar Mountain3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The fossil was found in 1898 by Nelson Horatio Darton. Frederic Augustus Lucas first named it a new species of Stegosaurus in 1901, but soon gave it its own genus Hoplitosaurus in 1902.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how Hoplitosaurus is related to other armored dinosaurs, because its fossils are so incomplete.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Hoplitosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
si.edu (si.edu)
Hoplitosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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