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Hoplitosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “hoplite lizard, named after a Greek soldier”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ኣትክልቲዕጡቓት ዳይኖሰራትመጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

Hoplitosaurus was a slow, plant-eating dinosaur covered in bony armor and tall spines. It used its armor to protect itself from predators, like a tank with spikes!1

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 126 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

South Dakota, USA1 2

ቁመት

1.2 m (3.9 ft)1

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 18 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (11 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ, ግምት

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 20 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Hoplitosaurus ኣስታት 18 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (11 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Hoplitosaurus was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, about the height of a small pony.1

Its armor included tall spines on the shoulders and back, and small bony plates called ossicles filled the gaps.1

Unlike its relative Polacanthus, Hoplitosaurus did not have a solid shield of bone over its hips.1

The only known fossil was found in 1898 by geologist Nelson Horatio Darton near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.1 2

At first, scientists thought it was a type of Stegosaurus, but later they gave it its own name.1

Hoplitosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1

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

?How big was Hoplitosaurus?

It was about 1.2 metres (4 feet) tall at the hips, roughly the height of a small pony. Its total length is not known from the partial skeleton.1

?What did Hoplitosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore) that ate low-growing plants. Its armor was its main defense against predators.1

?Where was Hoplitosaurus found?

The only known fossil was found in 1898 near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, in the Lakota Formation. It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 130 million years ago.1 2

?Is Hoplitosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armored dinosaur (ankylosaur) related to Polacanthus.1 3

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Hoplitosaurus is just a copy of Polacanthus.

ሓቂ: Scientists now agree Hoplitosaurus is a valid, though poorly known, genus because its bones and armor are different from Polacanthus.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Hoplitosaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Lucas 19023
ጉጅለ: ዕጡቓት ዳይኖሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Nodosauridae3
ምድባ: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 126 ክሳብ 113 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Barremian / Aptian)3
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Lakota, Cedar Mountain3
ሃገራት: ኣመሪካ3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 2 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: The fossil was found in 1898 by Nelson Horatio Darton. Frederic Augustus Lucas first named it a new species of Stegosaurus in 1901, but soon gave it its own genus Hoplitosaurus in 1902.1 3
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure exactly how Hoplitosaurus is related to other armored dinosaurs, because its fossils are so incomplete.1