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Megalosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “great lizard”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋስጋ በላዕቲ ዳይኖሰራትዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

Megalosaurus was a big, meat-eating dinosaur that stomped around England during the Middle Jurassic, about 166 million years ago. It was one of the very first dinosaurs ever found and the first one to get a name, even before the word 'dinosaur' existed!1

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 206 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት4

ዳሕራይ ትሪያሲክ ክሳብ ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Fossils have been found in England, especially around Oxfordshire, and also in France, Spain, Germany, China, and Tanzania.1 4

ንውሓት

6 m (20 ft)1

ክብደት

700 kg ክሳብ 943 kg (1,500 ክሳብ 2,100 lb)2 3

ቁመት

1.9 m (6.2 ft)

ግምት

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 ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ግምት

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 47 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድ

ከም 6 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 33 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 190 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 50 ቆልዑ መዋእለ ህጻናት ዝኸብድከም 29 ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 2 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 9.5 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Megalosaurus 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)

Megalosaurus 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

Megalosaurus was named in 1824, which was 18 years before the word 'dinosaur' was even invented in 1842.1

At first, scientists thought there were many species of Megalosaurus, more than any other dinosaur, but now they think there was only one true species, Megalosaurus bucklandii.1

Many fossils that were once called Megalosaurus have been reclassified as other dinosaurs, because Megalosaurus was one of the first named and became a 'wastebasket' for similar finds.1

The type specimen of Megalosaurus is a partial lower jaw bone, found in the Stonesfield Slate quarries in England.4

Megalosaurus lived during the Bathonian Age, which is in the middle of the Jurassic Period, about 166 million years ago.1

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

?How big was Megalosaurus?

About 6 metres (20 ft) long and weighed around 700 kilograms (1,500 lb).2 1

?What did Megalosaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It likely hunted other dinosaurs and animals in its ecosystem.1 2

?When did Megalosaurus live?

It lived during the Middle Jurassic Period, about 166 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Megalosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in England, especially in Oxfordshire.1 2

?Was Megalosaurus the first dinosaur named?

Yes, it was the first dinosaur genus ever given a scientific name, in 1824.1 2

?Did Megalosaurus walk on two legs?

Yes, it was bipedal and walked on two stout hind legs, with its tail held out for balance.2

?Was Megalosaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, it was much smaller. Megalosaurus was about 6 metres long, while T. rex was over 12 metres long.2

?What does the name Megalosaurus mean?

It means 'great lizard', from the Greek words 'megas' (big) and 'sauros' (lizard).2

?Did Megalosaurus have feathers?

Nobody knows for sure. No feather fossils have been found with Megalosaurus, but some related dinosaurs may have had simple feathers.2

?Could Megalosaurus swim?

There is no direct evidence that it could swim, but like many animals, it might have been able to cross water if needed.2

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Some people think Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur ever discovered, but that's not quite right.

ሓቂ: Megalosaurus was one of the first dinosaurs found and the first to be named, but it was named before the word 'dinosaur' existed, and many other fossils were found earlier but not recognized as dinosaurs.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Megalosaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Parkinson 18224
ጉጅለ: ስጋ በላዕቲ ዳይኖሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Megalosauridae4
ምድባ: Theropoda4
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 206 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Rhaetian / Maastrichtian)4
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Forest Marble, Cotswold Slate, Marnes de Dives4
ሃገራት: ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ, ፈረንሳ, ስጳኛ, ጀርመን, ቻይና, ታንዛንያ4
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 60 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database4
ርኽበት: Megalosaurus was named by William Buckland in 1824, based on fossils found in Oxfordshire, England, including a tooth, a leg bone, and a piece of lower jaw. It was the first dinosaur to receive a scientific name.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate whether some fossils assigned to Megalosaurus really belong to it, because it was named so early and many specimens have been reassigned. Some researchers think the name Megalosaurus might only apply to the one good species, Megalosaurus bucklandii.1 4