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Kentrosaurus

Il num vul dir: “prickle lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun plattasGiurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Kentrosaurus was a plated dinosaur that lived in what is now Tanzania, Africa, about 152 million years ago. It had a row of small plates on its neck and back that turned into long, sharp spikes on its tail. It used those tail spikes to fight off hungry meat-eaters!1

Viveva

avant 162 fin 143 milliuns onns5

Giurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Tendaguru Formation, Lindi Region, Tanzania1 5

Lunghezza

4 fin 5 m (13 fin 16 ft)1 2

Paisa

700 kg fin 1,6 tonnas (1 500 fin 3 500 lb)1

Autezza

fin 1,7 m (5,6 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 20 km/h (12 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 1 autos

uschè lung sco 5 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 28 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 80 chaunsuschè grev sco 320 melunasuschè grev sco 84 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 50 scolarsuschè grev sco 4 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 18 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Kentrosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

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)

Kentrosaurus var 20 km/h (12 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Kentrosaurus had a long spike on each shoulder, in addition to the spikes on its tail.1

The name Kentrosaurus was almost changed because it sounded like Centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur. But the spelling is different, so Kentrosaurus stayed.1

Scientists think there were two types of Kentrosaurus, one with stouter thigh bones and one with slimmer ones. This might mean males and females looked different.1

Over 1200 bones of Kentrosaurus were found in Tanzania by German expeditions between 1909 and 1912.1

Kentrosaurus lived alongside giant long-necked sauropods like Giraffatitan and Tornieria.1

The plates on its neck and back were probably covered in horn, like a cow's horn.1

Maletg da Kentrosaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Kentrosaurus 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 Kentrosaurus

?How big was Kentrosaurus?

Kentrosaurus was about 4 to 5 metres (13 to 16 feet) long and weighed roughly 700 to 1,600 kilograms (1,500 to 3,500 pounds). Some specimens suggest even larger individuals existed.1 3

?What did Kentrosaurus eat?

Kentrosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It used its toothless beak to bite off leaves and other plant material, which it swallowed in large chunks without much chewing.1 4

?Did Kentrosaurus have spikes?

Yes, Kentrosaurus had a double row of spikes along its back, from its mid-section to the tip of its tail, plus a long spike on each shoulder. These spikes were likely used for defense.1 4

?Could Kentrosaurus swim?

There is no direct evidence that Kentrosaurus could swim. It was a land-dwelling dinosaur that walked on four legs, and its body was not specially adapted for swimming.1

?Was Kentrosaurus bigger than a T. rex?

No, Kentrosaurus was much smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex. Kentrosaurus was about 4 to 5 metres long, while T. rex could be over 12 metres long; they lived in different times and places.1

?Did Kentrosaurus have feathers?

No, Kentrosaurus did not have feathers. It had bony plates and spikes covered in horn, and its skin was likely scaly, like other stegosaurs.1

?When did Kentrosaurus live?

Kentrosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 million years ago, in what is now Tanzania, Africa.1

?Why did Kentrosaurus have plates?

The plates on Kentrosaurus's neck and back might have been for temperature regulation, since they contained blood vessels, or for protection and display. No one knows for sure.4

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Kentrosaurus had all its spikes and plates in a single row down its back.

Vardad: Scientists think Kentrosaurus had two rows of plates and spikes, one on each side of its back.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Kentrosaurus
Numnà da: Hennig 19155
Gruppa: Dinos cun plattas
Famiglia / clada: Stegosauridae5
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Stegosauria > Thyreophora5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 162 fin 143 milliuns onns (Oxfordian / Tithonian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Tendaguru5
Pajais: Tansania5
Chats da fossils: 27 en The Paleobiology Database5
Era enconuschent sco: Doryphorosaurus, Kentrurosaurus (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)5
Scuverta: German paleontologist Edwin Hennig named Kentrosaurus in 1915. The first fossils were found by the German Tendaguru Expedition in 1909.1 5
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly where each plate and spike was placed on the body, because most were found scattered.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Kentrosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Kentrosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Kentrosaurus | dinosaur genus | Britannica (britannica.com)
Kentrosaurus - Dinosaur - Enchanted Learning Software (enchantedlearning.com)
Kentrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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