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Oplosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “armed lizard or weapon lizard”1

Oplosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on the Isle of Wight during the Early Cretaceous. It is known from just one big tooth, but that tooth tells us it was a giant, like a Brachiosaurus. Imagine a gentle giant munching on leaves with a tooth as big as your hand!1 2

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 137 ክሳብ 121 ሚልዮን ዓመት3

መጀመርታ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Brighstone Bay (formerly Brixton Bay), Isle of Wight, England1 3 2

ንውሓት

22 ክሳብ 25 m (72 ክሳብ 82 ft)1 2

ቁመት

5.5 m (18 ft)

ግምት

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 10 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (6 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 6 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 140 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕናብ መስኮት ደርቢ 2 ክጥምት ዝኽእል ቁመት100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 36 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Oplosaurus 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)

Oplosaurus ኣስታት 10 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (6 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Oplosaurus is known only from a single tooth, found in the 1850s. This tooth is 85 mm (3.35 inches) tall, about as long as a credit card.1 2

The tooth looks very similar to a Brachiosaurus tooth, so scientists think Oplosaurus was a giant sauropod, maybe 25 metres (82 feet) long.1 2

Its name means 'armed lizard' or 'weapon lizard', probably because the tooth looked like a weapon. The species name armatus also means 'armed' in Latin.1

Some scientists think Oplosaurus might have been a turiasaur, a group of primitive sauropods with heart-shaped teeth. Others place it in the Camarasauridae family.1

The tooth has a pointed tip and wear facets from grinding plants. This shows Oplosaurus was a plant-eater that chewed its food.1

Oplosaurus lived on the Isle of Wight when it was a low plain with rivers and lakes. The climate was warm and humid, like a subtropical forest.1

Because only one tooth has been found, Oplosaurus is a 'tooth taxon'. Scientists are not sure if it is a valid genus or if the tooth belongs to another dinosaur like Pelorosaurus.1 2

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

?How big was Oplosaurus?

About 25 metres (82 feet) long, based on its tooth being as big as a Brachiosaurus tooth.1 2

?What did Oplosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its tooth has wear facets from grinding tough vegetation.1 2

?Where was Oplosaurus found?

On the Isle of Wight, England, in the Wessex Formation near Brighstone Bay.1 2

?Is Oplosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the Early Cretaceous.1 3

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Oplosaurus was an armoured dinosaur like Hylaeosaurus.

ሓቂ: Scientists once thought the tooth belonged to an armoured dinosaur because it was sharp, but Oplosaurus is now considered a long-necked sauropod, not an armoured dinosaur.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Oplosaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Gervais 18523
ጉጅለ: ነዋሕቲ ክሳድ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Sauropoda3
ምድባ: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 137 ክሳብ 121 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Valanginian / Barremian)3
ሃገራት: ዓባይ ብሪጣንያ3
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database3
ርኽበት: In 1852, geologist Thomas Wright reported a large tooth found near Brixton Bay on the Isle of Wight. French paleontologist Paul Gervais named it Oplosaurus armatus the same year.1
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are not sure if Oplosaurus is a valid dinosaur or if its tooth belongs to another sauropod such as Pelorosaurus or a turiasaur.1 2