Chasmosaurus
Chasmosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with a huge bony frill on its head. It lived in what is now Canada and the USA during the Late Cretaceous period, about 77 to 74 million years ago. It was smaller than its famous relative Triceratops, but still weighed as much as a car.1
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ndende nk'imbwa 5 zikurikiranye๐ndende nk'imineke 27 ikurikiranye
iremereye nk'imbwa 100๐iremereye nk'imbuto 400 za watermelon๐iremereye nk'ibyumba 2,5 by'amashuri byuzuye abana๐ปโโ๏ธiremereye nk'idubu 4 zo mu rubura๐yashoboraga kwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 10 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)Chasmosaurus yanganaga ite ugereranyije NAWE?
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The name Chasmosaurus means 'opening lizard' because its frill had huge holes, called fenestrae, that made it lighter.1
It was first named Protorosaurus, but that name was already used for another reptile, so it was changed to Chasmosaurus in 1914.1
Some scientists think that Chasmosaurus lived alongside other horned dinosaurs like Centrosaurus, but they probably ate different plants to avoid competing.1
Fossils of Chasmosaurus include skin impressions, which are very rare and help scientists understand what its skin looked like.1
One specimen, ROM 843, is a nearly complete skeleton that shows how the dinosaur was built.1
Chasmosaurus had a short nose and a beak, and its frill was probably used for display or to attract mates.1

Ibibazo bibazwa cyane kuri Chasmosaurus
?How big was Chasmosaurus?
Chasmosaurus was about 4.3 to 4.8 metres (14 to 16 feet) long and weighed around 1.5 to 2 tonnes (3,300 to 4,400 pounds). That is about the size of a small car.12
?What did Chasmosaurus eat?
Chasmosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a horny beak and teeth for cropping and chewing plant material.2
?Did Chasmosaurus have feathers?
No, Chasmosaurus did not have feathers. It had scaly skin, and we know this because fossil skin impressions have been found showing large scales in rows.1
?Why did Chasmosaurus have a frill?
The frill was probably used for display, to attract mates, or to make the dinosaur look bigger. It had huge holes to make it lighter, so it was not much use for defense.1
?Could Chasmosaurus walk on two legs?
No, Chasmosaurus walked on all four legs. Its front legs were shorter than its back legs, but it was quadrupedal.2
?When did Chasmosaurus live?
Chasmosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 77 to 74 million years ago.12
?Where was Chasmosaurus found?
Fossils of Chasmosaurus were found in the Dinosaur Park Formation in Alberta, Canada. All excavated specimens come from that area.1
?Was Chasmosaurus related to Triceratops?
Yes, Chasmosaurus was a ceratopsid, so it was related to Triceratops. But Chasmosaurus was smaller and had a longer frill with big holes.1
Gusenya ibinyoma
Ibivugwa: Some people think Chasmosaurus was a type of Triceratops.
Ukuri: Chasmosaurus was a different genus of ceratopsid dinosaur, with a much larger frill and smaller horns than Triceratops.1
Ku bazobereye muri dinozore
- Izina rya siyansi
- Chasmosaurus
- Yiswe na
- Lambe 19143
- Itsinda
- Dinozore zifite amahembe
- Umuryango / ishami
- Ceratopsidae3
- Ishyirwa mu byiciro
- Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae3
- Imyaka y'amabuye
- imyaka miliyoni 84 kugeza 72 (Campanian)3
- Inzego z'amabuye
- Dinosaur Park, Oldman, Judith River3
- Ibihugu
- Kanada, Amerika3
- Ibisigazwa byanditswe
- 21 muri The Paleobiology Database3
- Izwi kandi ku izina rya
- Eoceratops, Mojoceratops, Protorosaurus (amazina ya kera ubu abarwa nk'inyamaswa imwe)3
- Ivumburwa
- The first Chasmosaurus fossil was found in 1898 by Lawrence Lambe in Alberta, Canada. He named it Monoclonius belli at first, but later changed the name to Chasmosaurus in 1914.1
- Biracyagibwaho impaka
- Scientists still debate whether some fossils belong to Chasmosaurus or to a separate genus called Mojoceratops.13
Aho amakuru yakuwe
- Chasmosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Chasmosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Chasmosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): imyaka, ahantu, inzego z'amabuye, ishyirwa mu byiciro.
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