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ካርቱን ናይ Torosaurus
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Torosaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “perforated lizard, because of the large holes in its frill”1
ይበልዕ ነበረ: ኣትክልቲቀርኒ ዘለዎም ዳይኖሰራትዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

Torosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a giant frill on its head. It had the longest skull of any land animal that ever lived, and it may have lived in herds.12

ዝነበረሉ
ቅድሚ 84 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት6
ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ
ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ
Western United States (Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Texas, New Mexico) and Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta)13
ንውሓት
7.5 ክሳብ 9 m (25 ክሳብ 30 ft)1
ክብደት
8 ቶን (17,600 lb)1
ቁመት
2 m (6.6 ft)4
ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ
ኣስታት 22 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?

Torosaurus ኣስታት 9 ሜ ንውሓት (30 ft)ናይ ዓበይቲ ብሽክለታ ኣስታት 1.8 ሜ (5.9 ft)መኪና ኣስታት 4.5 ሜ (15 ft)ሓርማዝ፣ ሎሚ ኣብ ምድሪ ዝዓበየ እንስሳ ኣስታት 6.5 ሜ (21 ft)

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ከልቢኣስታት 0.5 ሜ (1.6 ft)ፈረስኣስታት 1.6 ሜ (5.2 ft)Torosaurusኣስታት 2 ሜ ቁመት (6.6 ft)ሓርማዝኣስታት 3.2 ሜ (10 ft)

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 5 መካይን ዝኸብድ
ከም 2 መካይን ብመስርዕ ዝቖማ ዝነውሕከም 50 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 1.5 ሓራምዝ ዝኸብድከም 1600 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 10 ምሉኣት ክፍልታት ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 18 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 16 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Torosaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

1

Torosaurus had a frill that was 2.77 metres (9.1 feet) long, making its skull the longest of any known land animal.1

2

Its frill had large oval-shaped holes, which is why its name means 'perforated lizard'.1

3

Torosaurus lived at the same time and place as Triceratops, and some scientists think it might actually be a grown-up Triceratops.1

4

It weighed about 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), as much as a big truck.1

5

Torosaurus fossils are much rarer than Triceratops fossils, which is one reason scientists are still debating about it.1

6

It had a short, upright horn on its nose, similar to a Triceratops.1

7

Torosaurus may have lived in social groups, based on bonebeds where several individuals were found together.2

ብAI ዝተሰርሐብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Torosaurus
ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Torosaurus 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 Torosaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?Is Torosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Torosaurus is a genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur.1

?How big was Torosaurus?

Torosaurus measured between 7.5 and 9 metres (25 to 30 feet) long and weighed around 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), about the same size as a large truck.12

?What did Torosaurus eat?

Torosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants, and it had a beak for grazing.12

?When did Torosaurus live?

Torosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous Period, between about 68 and 66 million years ago.12

?Is Torosaurus the same as Triceratops?

Some scientists think Torosaurus might be a grown-up Triceratops, but newer research suggests they are separate genera based on differences in skull shape and growth patterns.15

?Why does Torosaurus have holes in its frill?

The large oval holes, called fenestrae, in its frill are the reason for the name Torosaurus, which means 'perforated lizard'. Their exact purpose is not known for sure.1

?Where was Torosaurus found?

Torosaurus fossils have been discovered in the western United States and Canada, from Saskatchewan to Texas.12

?Did Torosaurus have any predators?

Torosaurus likely faced predators like Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived in the same time and place, but no specific attacks are recorded in the fossil record.1

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Torosaurus is a different dinosaur from Triceratops.

ሓቂ: Some scientists think Torosaurus might just be the adult form of Triceratops, because the frill changes shape as the animal grows older.1

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም
Torosaurus
ዝሰመዮ
Marsh 18916
ጉጅለ
ቀርኒ ዘለዎም ዳይኖሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ
Ceratopsidae6
ምድባ
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae6
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ
84 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት
Hell Creek, Lance, Javelina6
ሃገራት
ኣመሪካ, ካናዳ6
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል
12 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database6
ርኽበት
Torosaurus was named by famous paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1891, based on two skulls found in Wyoming by John Bell Hatcher.1
ገና ዘከራኽር
Scientists still debate whether Torosaurus is a separate genus or just a fully grown Triceratops.1

ሓቅታት ካበይ ይመጹ

  1. Torosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Torosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Torosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
  5. Is Torosaurus Triceratops? Geometric Morphometric Evidence of Late Maastrichtian Ceratopsid Dinosaurs | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  6. Torosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ዕድመ፣ ቦታታት፣ ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት፣ ምድባ።

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