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Spinophorosaurus

Il num vul dir: “spine-bearing lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic mesaun

Spinophorosaurus was a long-necked plant eater that lived in what is now Niger, Africa, about 170 to 165 million years ago. It was one of the most completely known early sauropods, and scientists even made a 3D printed copy of its skeleton!1 2

Viveva

avant 171 fin 165 milliuns onns4

Giurassic mesaun

Fossils chattads en

Niger, in the Irhazer Shale (Irhazer II Formation), near Agadez1 2

Lunghezza

13 fin 14 m (43 fin 46 ft)1

Paisa

7 tonnas (15 400 lb)1

Autezza

4 m (13 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 17 km/h (11 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 5 autos

uschè lung sco 3 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 78 bananas ina suenter l'autravar uschè grev sco in elefantuschè grev sco 1400 melunasuschè grev sco 9 classas da scola entirasuschè grev sco 16 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 21 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Spinophorosaurus 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)

Spinophorosaurus var 17 km/h (11 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Spinophorosaurus was the first sauropod to have its skeleton 3D printed, so scientists could study it without damaging the real bones.1

Its neck had 13 vertebrae and is one of the most completely known among sauropods.1

The back vertebrae had tiny air filled chambers inside, a feature usually seen in later, more advanced sauropods.1

The tail had strong muscles and a stiff rear part because of long overlapping chevron bones.1

Bones first thought to be spiky armor on the tail were later suggested to be clavicles, or collarbones.1

Its inner ear features suggest that vision and coordinated eye, head, and neck movements were important to it.1

Scientists used 3D models to test how it moved, and one study suggests it may have been a high browser, eating from tall plants.1

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

?How big was Spinophorosaurus?

About 13 to 14 metres (43 to 46 feet) long, 4 metres (13 feet) tall at the shoulder, and weighed around 7 metric tons (7.7 short tons).1

?What did Spinophorosaurus eat?

It was a plant eater. Its spoon-shaped teeth with large denticles helped it eat tough plants, and it may have been a high browser, eating from tall trees like a giraffe.1 3

?Did Spinophorosaurus have spikes on its tail?

Scientists first thought it had spiky armor on its tail, but later studies suggest those bones were actually clavicles (collarbones), not tail spikes.1

?Where was Spinophorosaurus found?

It was found in Niger, Africa, in rocks called the Irhazer Shale that are about 170 to 165 million years old.1

?How fast could Spinophorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but as a large, heavy sauropod it probably moved slowly, maybe as fast as a walking person. No source gives a speed.1

?Is Spinophorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a sauropod, a type of long-necked plant-eating dinosaur.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Spinophorosaurus had spiky armor on its tail, like a thagomizer.

Vardad: Scientists first thought the spiky bones were armor, but later they suggested these bones were actually clavicles, not spikes.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Spinophorosaurus
Numnà da: Remes et al. 20094
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Gravisauria4
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 171 fin 165 milliuns onns (Bajocian / Bathonian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Irhazer II4
Pajais: Niger4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The first two skeletons were dug up in the 2000s by German and Spanish teams in Niger, under difficult conditions. They were named Spinophorosaurus nigerensis by Remes and colleagues in 2009.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Spinophorosaurus was a very basal sauropod or belonged to a more advanced group called Eusauropoda.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Spinophorosaurus - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
High browsing skeletal adaptations in Spinophorosaurus reveal an evolutionary innovation in sauropod dinosaurs | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
Spinophorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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