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Morosaurus

Zita rinoreva: “stupid lizard”1
Raidya: MiriwoMadhino emitsipa mirefuJurassic Yekupedzisira kusvika Cretaceous Yekutanga

Morosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Portugal. It had a very small brain for its giant body, which is why its name means 'stupid lizard'. Scientists now think Morosaurus is actually the same as another dinosaur called Camarasaurus.12

Raivapo
makore mamiriyoni 162 kusvika 143 apfuura4
Jurassic Yekupedzisira kusvika Cretaceous Yekutanga
Mafosiri akawanikwa:
Portugal42
Kureba
10 kusvika 15 m (33 kusvika 49 ft)1
Kukwirira
3.5 m (11 ft)
fungidziro
Kumhanya kwepamusoro
kunenge 16 km/h (10 mph)
Kumhanya, fungidziro

Rairarama rini?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
makore mamiriyoni 252 apfuura20114566, dombo guru rakabva mudenga

Raiva hombe sei?

Raiva refu zvakadii?

Morosaurus kureba kunenge 15 m (49 ft)Bhasikoro remunhu mukuru kunenge 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Motokari kunenge 4.5 m (15 ft)Nzou, mhuka hombe kupfuura dzose dzepanyika nhasi kunenge 6.5 m (21 ft)

Raiva rakakwirira zvakadii?

Bhizakunenge 1.6 m (5.2 ft)Nzoukunenge 3.2 m (10 ft)Morosauruskukwirira kunenge 3.5 m (11 ft)Twizakunenge 5.5 m (18 ft)

fungidziro

kureba semotokari 3 dzakamiswa dzakatevedzanakureba semabhanana 83 akatevedzanaraigona kumhanya mamita 100 mumasekonzi 22 (munhu anomhanya kupfuura vose anoda 9.6)

Morosaurus raiva hombe sei kana richienzaniswa NEWE?

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1

Morosaurus was named by the famous fossil hunter Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878. He thought it was very sluggish because its brain was tiny compared to its body.1

2

The name Morosaurus comes from Greek words meaning 'stupid lizard'. Marsh wrote that its brain was 'proportionately smaller than in any known vertebrate'.1

3

Morosaurus is now considered a synonym of Camarasaurus, which means the two names refer to the same group of dinosaurs. Camarasaurus was named just one year earlier, so that name is used instead.14

4

Fossils of Morosaurus have been found in Portugal, in rocks that are about 152 to 149 million years old. That was during the Late Jurassic period.2

5

Like other sauropods, Morosaurus had a long neck and tail, a bulky body, and walked on four pillar-like legs. It probably lived in herds.2

Zvakagadzirwa neAIMufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI: Morosaurus
Mufananidzo wakagadzirwa neAI unoratidza kuti Morosaurus ringangodai raitaridzika sei, wakagadzirwa nekombiyuta kubva pane zvinozivikanwa nemasayendisiti. Ifungidziro chete: mhuka chaiyo ingangodai yaitaridzika zvakasiyana, uye hapana anoziva mavara ayo chaiwo.
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Mibvunzo inonyanya kubvunzwa nezve Morosaurus

?How big was Morosaurus?

Morosaurus is now considered the same as Camarasaurus. The most common species, Camarasaurus lentus, was about 15 metres (49 feet) long. A larger species, Camarasaurus supremus, was even bigger.3

?What did Morosaurus eat?

Morosaurus was a plant-eater. It had spoon-shaped teeth and strong jaws for chewing tough plants.3

?Is Morosaurus a dinosaur?

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

?When did Morosaurus live?

Morosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 155 to 145 million years ago.3

?Where was Morosaurus found?

Fossils of Morosaurus have been found in Portugal and in the western United States, in places like Wyoming and Colorado.13

?Was Morosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Yes, Morosaurus was much bigger than T. rex. The most common species was about 15 metres (49 feet) long, while T. rex was about 12 metres (40 feet) long.3

?Did Morosaurus have feathers?

No, Morosaurus did not have feathers. It was a sauropod with scaly skin.3

?How fast could Morosaurus run?

Probably up to about 16 km/h (10 mph), about as fast as a kid running fast. This is an estimate from its size. As a large, heavy sauropod it moved slowly, like an elephant.3

?What does the name Camarasaurus mean?

Camarasaurus means 'chambered lizard'. It refers to the hollow chambers in its neck and back bones.3

Zvevanyanzvi vemadhino

Zita resainzi
Morosaurus
Akaripa zita:
Marsh 18784
Boka
Madhino emitsipa mirefu
Mhuri / boka
Camarasauridae4
Kurongwa kwemhuka
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Zera rematombo
makore mamiriyoni 162 kusvika 143 (Oxfordian / Tithonian)4
Mapoka ematombo
Alcobaça4
Nyika
Portugal4
Zvinyorwa zvemafosiri
138 mu The Paleobiology Database4
Kuwanikwa
Morosaurus was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878 based on fossils from the Morrison Formation in the United States. Later, scientists realized it was the same as Camarasaurus, which had been named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.14
Zvichiri kupokanwa
Scientists are not sure if Morosaurus marchei from Portugal is truly a separate species or just a Camarasaurus. The fossils are very incomplete, only a tooth and a tail bone.12

Kunobva chokwadi

  1. Camarasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Camarasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Morosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): zera, nzvimbo, mapoka ematombo, kurongwa kwemhuka.

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