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Afromimus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “African mimic”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ካብ ኩሉ ቁሩብሰገን ዳይኖሰራትመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

Afromimus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in Africa during the Early Cretaceous. It had long legs and a toothless beak, and probably ran quickly across the plains.1 2

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 113 ክሳብ 100 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

El Rhaz Formation, Niger, Africa2

ንውሓት

4.14 m (14 ft)3

ቁመት

1.6 m (5.2 ft)

ግምት

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 62 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (39 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ግምት

ከም 4 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 23 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 5.8 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Afromimus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Afromimus ኣስታት 62 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (39 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Afromimus is one of the oldest ornithomimosaurs found in Africa, showing that these ostrich-like dinosaurs lived on southern continents early in their evolution.2

The only known skeleton of Afromimus includes tail bones, chevrons, and parts of the right hind leg.2

Its tail vertebrae have broad, peanut-shaped joints that helped the tail bend and flex.2

Afromimus lived about 113 to 100 million years ago, during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous.1

The name Afromimus means 'African mimic', because it looks like other ornithomimosaurs but comes from Africa.1

Scientists think Afromimus was a ground-dwelling dinosaur that laid eggs.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Afromimus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Afromimus ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Afromimus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Afromimus?

About 4.14 metres long, based on its tibia length and its classification as a noasaurid. It was half the size of Gallimimus and twice the size of Shenzhousaurus.4

?What did Afromimus eat?

Scientists are not sure, but its toothless beak suggests it may have eaten plants, small animals, or eggs. No direct evidence of its diet has been found.4

?Is Afromimus a dinosaur?

Yes, Afromimus is a theropod dinosaur. It was originally thought to be an ornithomimosaur, but later studies suggest it was a ceratosaurian related to abelisauroids.4

?When did Afromimus live?

Afromimus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 113 to 100 million years ago. That is the Albian age.4

?Could Afromimus run fast?

Probably yes. It had long legs and a light body, like modern ostriches, so it was likely a fast runner. No exact speed has been calculated.4

?Where was Afromimus found?

Its only skeleton was found in the Ténéré Desert of Niger, Africa. It was discovered in 1997 at a place called Gadoufaoua.4

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Afromimus
ዝሰመዮ: Sereno 20175
ጉጅለ: ሰገን ዳይኖሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Ornithomimosauria5
ምድባ: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 113 ክሳብ 100 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Albian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Elrhaz5
ሃገራት: ኒጀር5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: Afromimus was named by paleontologist Paul Sereno in 2017, based on a fragmentary skeleton found in the El Rhaz Formation of Niger.1 2
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Afromimus was, because only a partial skeleton has been found.2