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Massospondylus

Il num vul dir: “longer vertebra”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsTriassic tardiv fin Giurassic tempriv

Massospondylus was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck and tail, and a slender body. This dinosaur walked on two legs and used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants.1

Viveva

avant 237 fin 175 milliuns onns4

Triassic tardiv fin Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Namibia1 4

Lunghezza

4 fin 6 m (13 fin 20 ft)1

Paisa

70 kg fin 136,7 kg (154 fin 301 lb)3 1

Autezza

1,8 m (5,9 ft)2

Spertadad maximala

var 41 km/h (25 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 7 chauns

uschè lung sco 6 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 33 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 27 melunasuschè grev sco 7 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 4 scolarspudess currer 100 meters en 8,8 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Massospondylus 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)

Massospondylus var 41 km/h (25 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Massospondylus was one of the first dinosaurs to be named, described by Richard Owen in 1854.1

Its name means 'longer vertebra' because Owen thought the neck bones were tail bones.1

Fossil eggs and embryos of Massospondylus have been found, and they are among the oldest known dinosaur eggs.1

The eggshell of Massospondylus was extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick.1

Baby Massospondylus had proportionally longer arms and a larger head than adults, suggesting they may have walked on four legs when young.1

Massospondylus could speed up or slow down its growth depending on how much food was available.1

The oldest known Massospondylus was about 20 years old when it died.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Massospondylus

?How big was Massospondylus?

Massospondylus was about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long, with a small head, long neck and tail, and a slender body. It weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds) according to the Natural History Museum.1 3

?What did Massospondylus eat?

It was probably a herbivore (plant-eater), though some scientists think it may have been omnivorous. It used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants, and it may have swallowed stones to help grind tough leaves in its stomach.1 2

?Did Massospondylus walk on two legs or four?

It is now considered to have been bipedal (walked on two legs), though it was long thought to be quadrupedal. Some studies suggest babies may have walked on four legs, but newer research says it was bipedal at all ages.1

?When did Massospondylus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 184 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Massospondylus found?

Fossils have been found in southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, and also in Namibia. Some fossils from the US and Argentina were once assigned to it but are now considered different dinosaurs.1 2

?Did Massospondylus lay eggs?

Yes, it laid eggs, and some of the oldest known dinosaur eggs and embryos belong to this genus. The eggshells were extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Massospondylus was a four-legged (quadrupedal) dinosaur.

Vardad: Scientists now think Massospondylus walked on two legs (bipedal), though babies may have been four-legged.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Massospondylus
Numnà da: Owen 18544
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Massospondylidae4
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 237 fin 175 milliuns onns (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Elliot, Mpandi, Forest Sandstone4
Pajais: Africa dal Sid, Simbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia4
Chats da fossils: 80 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The first fossils of Massospondylus were found in 1853 or 1854 by Joseph Millard Orpen and his brothers on a farm in the Drakensberg mountains near Harrismith, South Africa. Their father donated the fossils to the Hunterian Museum in London, where Richard Owen described and named the dinosaur in 1854.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating whether Massospondylus was purely a plant-eater or also ate small animals or carrion.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Massospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
enchantedlearning.com (enchantedlearning.com)
Massospondylus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Massospondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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