Aepyornithomimus

Lebitso le bolela: “ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree”1 2

E jele: DimelaDidinosaure tsa mpsheKretase ya Morao

Aepyornithomimus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in the desert. It had long legs and a toothless beak, and it used its strong feet to run from predators. This dinosaur is one of the rarest finds from the Djadokhta Formation in Mongolia.1 2

E phetse

dilemo tse dimilione tse 84 ho isa ho 72 tse fetileng5

Kretase ya Morao

Difosili di fumanwe ho

Tögrögiin Shiree, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia1 2

Lebelo le phahameng ka ho fetisisa

e ka bang 66 km/h (41 mph)

Ho matha, kakanyo

E phetse neng?

Triasiki

Jurasiki

Kretase

Dilemo tse dimilione tse 252 tse fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le lebelo hakae?

Motho ya tsamayang ka maoto e ka bang 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana a palame baesekele e ka bang 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pere e mathang ka matla e ka bang 65 km/h (40 mph)

Aepyornithomimus e ka bang 66 km/h (41 mph)

Lengau e ka bang 100 km/h (62 mph)

dintho tse monate

Dintlha tse monate

Aepyornithomimus is known from only a single left foot and ankle bones, but it is the best preserved ornithomimid specimen from the Djadokhta Formation.1 2

Its name means 'ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree' because its foot looks like that of a giant ostrich.1 2

This dinosaur lived about 83 to 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.3

Aepyornithomimus had a special foot condition called arctometatarsalian, where the middle foot bones are pinched together for speed.1 2

It was one of the few ornithomimosaurs that lived in a dry, sandy desert environment.1 2

The fossil was found in the Central Sayr area of Tögrögiin Shiree, about 50 kilometres northwest of the famous fossil site Bayn Dzak.1 2

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o botsitse

Dipotso tse botswang haholo ka Aepyornithomimus

?How big was Aepyornithomimus?

Scientists have not found enough bones to know its full size, but it was a medium-sized ornithomimid dinosaur, probably about 3 to 4 metres long, based on related dinosaurs like Gallimimus.4 1

?What did Aepyornithomimus eat?

It had a toothless beak like an ostrich, so it probably ate plants, small animals, and maybe eggs. Scientists think it was an omnivore.4

?Could Aepyornithomimus run fast?

Yes, it had long legs and a special foot structure called arctometatarsalian that pinched the middle foot bones together for speed, so it was probably a fast runner.4 1

?Where did Aepyornithomimus live?

It lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia about 75 million years ago, in a dry, sandy desert environment called the Djadokhta Formation.4 1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa didinosaure

Lebitso la saense: Aepyornithomimus
E rehilwe ke: Chinzorig et al. 20175
Sehlopha: Didinosaure tsa mpshe
Lelapa / leloko: Ornithomimidae5
Tlhophiso: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria5
Dilemo tsa mafika: dilemo tse dimilione tse 84 ho isa ho 72 (Campanian)5
Dibopeho tsa mafika: Djadokhta5
Dinaha: Mongolia5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 ho The Paleobiology Database5
Ho sibollwa: Aepyornithomimus was named in 2017 by Chinzorig and colleagues based on a single left foot and ankle found in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.1 3
E sa ntse e phehwa kgang: Scientists are not sure exactly what Aepyornithomimus ate, as it may have been a plant-eater or an omnivore.3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Aepyornithomimus (en.wikipedia.org)
Aepyornithomimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dilemo, dibaka, dibopeho tsa mafika, tlhophiso.

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