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Diamantinasaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “Diamantina lizard, named after the Diamantina River in Australia”1

Diamantinasaurus was a big, long-necked plant-eater that lived in Australia about 95 million years ago. It was a titanosaur, a kind of sauropod, but it was smaller than many of its giant cousins. Its bones were found with those of a meat-eating dinosaur called Australovenator, maybe because they died together in an ancient lake.2 1

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 100 ክሳብ 90 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Elderslie Station, near Winton, central Queensland, Australia1 2

ንውሓት

15 ክሳብ 16 m (49 ክሳብ 52 ft)2

ክብደት

15 ቶን ክሳብ 20 ቶን (33,100 ክሳብ 44,100 lb)2

ቁመት

2.5 m (8.2 ft)2

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 13 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (8 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?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 3 ሓራምዝ ዝኸብድ

ከም 4 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 89 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 13 መካይን ዝኸብድከም 4000 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 25 ምሉኣት ክፍልታት ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 44 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 28 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Diamantinasaurus 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)

Diamantinasaurus ኣስታት 13 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (8 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Diamantinasaurus had a complete front limb and shoulder girdle, but its skull has never been found.2

It lived in a warm, wet environment with big rivers, oxbow lakes, and swamps, like a giant floodplain.2

Its nickname is 'Matilda', after the famous Australian song 'Waltzing Matilda'.2 1

Diamantinasaurus was a lithostrotian titanosaur, a group that had bony plates called osteoderms in their skin, though none have been found with this dinosaur.2

It had a hand with a claw on one finger, which is unusual for sauropods.2

The fossils were found in the Winton Formation, which is made of sandstones and claystones from the Late Cretaceous.2 1

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

?How big was Diamantinasaurus?

About 16 metres long and weighed up to 25 tonnes. That is about as long as two garbage trucks and heavier than two adult male elephants.2 3 4

?What did Diamantinasaurus eat?

It ate plants, probably seed ferns, ferns, conifers and early flowering plants. Its specific diet is unknown because its skull and teeth are not well preserved.2 4

?When did Diamantinasaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 94 to 95 million years ago.3 2

?Where was Diamantinasaurus found?

Its fossils were found near Winton, Queensland, Australia, in the Winton Formation. The site was an ancient oxbow lake.3 2

?Was Diamantinasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur. It is not a pterosaur, marine reptile or other prehistoric animal.3 2

?Did Diamantinasaurus have a skull?

Yes, but it was not found with the first fossils. In 2023, a more complete skull was described, showing it had a long snout and cone-shaped teeth.3

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Diamantinasaurus lived like a hippo in the water.

ሓቂ: Scientists now believe it was a land animal, not a swimmer.2

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Diamantinasaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Hocknull et al. 20095
ጉጅለ: ነዋሕቲ ክሳድ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Diamantinasauria5
ምድባ: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 100 ክሳብ 90 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Cenomanian / Turonian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Winton5
ሃገራት: ኣውስትራልያ5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 6 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: Diamantinasaurus was named in 2009 by Scott Hocknull and his team. They found its bones at the 'Matilda Site' on Elderslie Station in Queensland, Australia.1 5
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure exactly which other titanosaurs were its closest relatives. Some think it might be a saltasaurid, but others disagree.2