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Obelignathus

Il num vul dir: “Obelix jaw, named after the strong cartoon character Obelix because its jaw bone was unusually thick and strong”1

Mangiava: PlantasErbivors cun pichelCretacic tardiv

Obelignathus was a medium-sized plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now southern France. It had a very thick and strong lower jaw, which helped it chew tough plants. Its name comes from a cartoon character known for being super strong!2 1

Viveva

avant 84 fin 66 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Montouliers, Hérault, southern France2 1

Lunghezza

2 fin 3 m (6,6 fin 9,8 ft)4

Autezza

0,94 m (3,1 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 46 km/h (29 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

uschè lung sco 3 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 17 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 7,8 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Obelignathus 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)

Obelignathus var 46 km/h (29 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Obelignathus is known from only a single jaw bone, a right dentary, found in 1990.2

Its jaw is about three times longer than it is high, which is shorter and thicker than in its relatives.1

Obelignathus lived between about 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

This dinosaur was originally thought to be a species of Rhabdodon, but scientists later gave it its own genus in 2025.2 1

Obelignathus belonged to a group called rhabdodontomorphs, which were plant-eating dinosaurs that lived on islands in Europe.1

The name Obelignathus combines 'Obelix' (a strong cartoon character) and the Greek word for 'jaw'.1

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Obelignathus

?What did Obelignathus eat?

Obelignathus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Its strong jaw helped it chew tough plants.5

?How big was Obelignathus?

Obelignathus was a medium-sized dinosaur. Its jaw bone is about 130 to 140 mm long, so it was probably a few metres long.1

?When did Obelignathus live?

Obelignathus lived between about 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2 5

?Is Obelignathus a dinosaur?

No, Obelignathus is not a dinosaur. It is a prehistoric reptile from the group called rhabdodontomorphs.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Obelignathus
Numnà da: Czepiński and Madzia 20255
Gruppa: Erbivors cun pichel
Famiglia / clada: Rhabdodontomorpha5
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 66 milliuns onns (Campanian / Maastrichtian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Grès à Reptiles5
Pajais: Frantscha5
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: The jaw bone was found in 1990 near Montouliers, France. It was first named Rhabdodon septimanicus by Éric Buffetaut and Jean Le Loeuff in 1991. In 2025, Czepiński and Madzia renamed it Obelignathus.2 1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly where Obelignathus fits in the dinosaur family tree, because only its jaw bone has been found.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
Obelignathus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Obelignathus septimanicus | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Obelignathus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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