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Rhinorex

ትርጉም ስሙ: “king nose”1

Rhinorex was a duck-billed dinosaur with a huge, bony nose that made it look like a giant bulldog. It lived in swampy forests near the coast of ancient Utah about 75 million years ago. This gentle plant-eater used its big nose to impress friends or smash plants, but scientists are still sniffing out the real reason!1 2

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 84 ክሳብ 72 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Utah, USA (Neslen Formation, Book Cliffs)1 2

ንውሓት

9 m (30 ft)1

ክብደት

3.855 ቶን (8,500 lb)1

ቁመት

3.1 m (10 ft)

ግምት

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 23 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (14 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 2.5 መካይን ዝኸብድ

ከም 2 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 50 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 190 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድከም 770 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 5 ምሉኣት ክፍልታት ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 9 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 16 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Rhinorex 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)

Rhinorex ኣስታት 23 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (14 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Rhinorex's fossil was first dug up in the 1990s, but it sat in storage for years because scientists were more interested in its well-preserved skin impressions than its bones.1

Unlike many other duck-billed dinosaurs, Rhinorex did not have a crest on top of its head. Instead, it had a huge, bony nose that gave it a very unique face.1

Rhinorex lived in an estuary, a swampy area where a river meets the sea, about 50 miles from the coast. This is different from its relative Gryposaurus, which lived further inland.1

Scientists are not sure why Rhinorex had such a big nose. It might have been used to attract mates, to recognize other members of its species, or as a base for a strong, plant-smashing beak.1

Rhinorex is the only complete hadrosaur fossil ever found in the Neslen Formation, making it a very important discovery for understanding Utah's ancient environments.1

The name Rhinorex condrupus means 'king nose' and 'pig-like' in Latin, a funny combination that matches its pig-like snout.1 2

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

?How big was Rhinorex?

About 9 metres (30 feet) long and weighed over 3,850 kilograms (8,500 lbs).1

?What did Rhinorex eat?

It was a plant-eater, using its beak to smash plants.1 3

?Why did Rhinorex have a big nose?

Scientists are not sure yet. It might have been used to attract mates, recognize its own species, or as a base for a strong beak to smash plants.1

?Is Rhinorex a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a duck-billed dinosaur called a hadrosaur.4

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Rhinorex was a fierce predator with a horn on its nose.

ሓቂ: Rhinorex was a gentle plant-eating hadrosaur, not a predator. Its 'nose' was a bony bump, not a horn, and it used its beak to eat plants.2

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Rhinorex
ዝሰመዮ: Gates and Scheetz 20145
ጉጅለ: መንቑር ደርሆ ማይ
ስድራ / ክላድ: Hadrosauridae5
ምድባ: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia > Hadrosauridae5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 84 ክሳብ 72 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Campanian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: Nelsen5
ሃገራት: ኣመሪካ5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: Rhinorex was discovered by two geology students from the University of California, Riverside in 1992 while they were mapping the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah. It was later named and described by paleontologists Terry Gates and Rodney Scheetz in 2014 after they found the fossil in storage at Brigham Young University.1 2
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists are still debating whether Rhinorex lived at exactly the same time as its close relative Gryposaurus, or if it lived a bit later. This would change whether they shared the same habitat or if Rhinorex evolved from Gryposaurus.2