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Nqwebasaurus

Il num vul dir: “Nqweba lizard, after the local Xhosa name for the Kirkwood district”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos-struziCretacic tempriv

Nqwebasaurus was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a long, three-fingered hand with a thumb that could partly grip things, and it swallowed stones to help grind up its food.1 2

Viveva

avant 143 fin 133 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Kirkwood Formation, South Africa3 1

Lunghezza

0,9 fin 1 m (3 fin 3,3 ft)1

Paisa

1 kg (2 lb)1

Autezza

0,3 m (1 ft)1

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?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 8 bananas

uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autrapli lev ch'in giat da chasauschè grev sco 8 bananasuschè pitschen ch'el pudeva ir sut ina sutgapudess currer 100 meters en 13 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Nqwebasaurus 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)

Nqwebasaurus var 27 km/h (17 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

Nqwebasaurus is the oldest coelurosaur dinosaur ever found in Africa, pushing the record back about 50 million years.2

Its hands had three fingers, and the first finger (like a thumb) was partly opposable, meaning it could grasp things a little bit.1

The claws on its first and second fingers were curved, but the third claw was straight, which is unusual for a theropod dinosaur.1

Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to help grind up tough plant food, just like some birds do today.2

Its species name, thwazi, means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language.1

The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton nicknamed 'Kirky' because it was found in the Kirkwood Formation.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Nqwebasaurus

?How big was Nqwebasaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in weight, based on estimates by Gregory S. Paul. The only known fossil was a late juvenile about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long.1

?What did Nqwebasaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to grind up tough plant food, and its teeth were reduced and not serrated.1

?How fast could Nqwebasaurus run?

Its species name thwazi means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language, so it was built for speed. No exact speed is known from the fossils.1

?When did Nqwebasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago.1

?Where was Nqwebasaurus found?

In South Africa, in the Kirkwood Formation. The only fossil was discovered in July 1996.1

?Is Nqwebasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur, specifically a basal coelurosaur.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Nqwebasaurus
Numnà da: de Klerk et al. 20003
Gruppa: Dinos-struzi
Famiglia / clada: Ornithomimosauria3
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 143 fin 133 milliuns onns (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Kirkwood3
Pajais: Africa dal Sid3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Nqwebasaurus was discovered in July 1996 by William J. de Klerk and Callum Ross during a joint expedition in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. It was named and described in 2000.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly where Nqwebasaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some studies say it is a basal ornithomimosaur, but others have placed it among coelurosaurs, compsognathids, or alvarezsaurids.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Nqwebasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa (tandfonline.com)
Nqwebasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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