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Melanorosaurus

Il num vul dir: “Black Mountain Lizard”1

Mangiava: In pau da tutCuliezs lungsTriassic tardiv fin Giurassic tempriv

Melanorosaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that lived during the Late Triassic. It walked on four strong legs and was as long as a school bus. Its bones were very thick and sturdy, like the later giant sauropods.1

Viveva

avant 227 fin 193 milliuns onns3

Triassic tardiv fin Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Lesotho and South Africa3

Lunghezza

8 m (26 ft)1

Paisa

1,3 tonnas (2 900 lb)1

Autezza

2,1 m (6,9 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 27 km/h (17 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?

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 65 chauns

uschè lung sco 8 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 44 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 260 melunasuschè grev sco 68 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 41 scolarsuschè grev sco 3 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 13 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Melanorosaurus 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)

Melanorosaurus var 27 km/h (17 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

The name Melanorosaurus comes from the Greek for 'Black Mountain', because its fossils were first found on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in South Africa.1

Its skull was about 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and had a pointed snout.1

Melanorosaurus had 4 teeth on each side of its upper jaw front and 19 teeth on each side of its upper cheek.1

For a long time scientists thought Melanorosaurus was a prosauropod, but now they think it was an early, distant relative of the giant sauropods.1

The first fossils of Melanorosaurus were named in 1924 by Sidney H. Haughton.1

Some bones once thought to belong to Melanorosaurus have since been given new names, like Meroktenos thabanensis.1

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

?How big was Melanorosaurus?

About 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 1.3 tonnes. That is about as long as a school bus.1 2

?Where was Melanorosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in South Africa, on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei.1 2

?Was Melanorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It is a type of basal sauropodomorph, an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.1 2

?How fast could Melanorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but its heavy, sturdy legs suggest it walked slowly on all fours and was not built for speed.1 2

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Melanorosaurus was a true sauropod, just like Brachiosaurus.

Vardad: Scientists now place Melanorosaurus outside Sauropoda, meaning it was not a true sauropod but a close cousin.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Melanorosaurus
Numnà da: Haughton 19243
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Sauropodiformes3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 227 fin 193 milliuns onns (Norian / Sinemurian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Elliot3
Pajais: Lesotho, Africa dal Sid3
Chats da fossils: 9 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The first fossils were found on the north slope of Thaba 'Nyama in Transkei, South Africa. Sidney H. Haughton described and named Melanorosaurus readi in 1924.1
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Melanorosaurus and which belong to other, similar dinosaurs.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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

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