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Blikanasaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “lizard from Blikana”1

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 227 ክሳብ 201 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces1 2

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 38 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (24 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Blikanasaurus ኣስታት 38 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (24 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Blikanasaurus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Blikanasaurus 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 Blikanasaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.1 4

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Blikanasaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Galton and Van Heerden 19855
ጉጅለ: ነዋሕቲ ክሳድ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Sauropodiformes5
ምድባ: Sauropodomorpha5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 227 ክሳብ 201 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Norian / Rhaetian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Elliot5
ሃገራት: ደቡብ ኣፍሪቃ5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 2 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.1 2
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1