Aepyornithomimus

Leina le raya: “ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree”1 2

E jele: DimelaDidino tsa mpsheBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Aepyornithomimus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in the desert. It had long legs and a toothless beak, and it used its strong feet to run from predators. This dinosaur is one of the rarest finds from the Djadokhta Formation in Mongolia.1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 84 go ya go 72 tse di fetileng5

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Tögrögiin Shiree, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia1 2

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 66 km/h (41 mph)

Go taboga, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3 mph)

Ngwana mo baesekeleng e ka nna 12 km/h (7 mph)

Pitse e e sianang ka bonako e ka nna 65 km/h (40 mph)

Aepyornithomimus e ka nna 66 km/h (41 mph)

Lengau e ka nna 100 km/h (62 mph)

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Aepyornithomimus is known from only a single left foot and ankle bones, but it is the best preserved ornithomimid specimen from the Djadokhta Formation.1 2

Its name means 'ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree' because its foot looks like that of a giant ostrich.1 2

This dinosaur lived about 83 to 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.3

Aepyornithomimus had a special foot condition called arctometatarsalian, where the middle foot bones are pinched together for speed.1 2

It was one of the few ornithomimosaurs that lived in a dry, sandy desert environment.1 2

The fossil was found in the Central Sayr area of Tögrögiin Shiree, about 50 kilometres northwest of the famous fossil site Bayn Dzak.1 2

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o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Aepyornithomimus

?How big was Aepyornithomimus?

Scientists have not found enough bones to know its full size, but it was a medium-sized ornithomimid dinosaur, probably about 3 to 4 metres long, based on related dinosaurs like Gallimimus.4 1

?What did Aepyornithomimus eat?

It had a toothless beak like an ostrich, so it probably ate plants, small animals, and maybe eggs. Scientists think it was an omnivore.4

?Could Aepyornithomimus run fast?

Yes, it had long legs and a special foot structure called arctometatarsalian that pinched the middle foot bones together for speed, so it was probably a fast runner.4 1

?Where did Aepyornithomimus live?

It lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia about 75 million years ago, in a dry, sandy desert environment called the Djadokhta Formation.4 1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Aepyornithomimus
Leina le neilwe ke: Chinzorig et al. 20175
Setlhopha: Didino tsa mpshe
Lelapa / clade: Ornithomimidae5
Thulaganyo: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria5
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 84 go ya go 72 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Campanian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Djadokhta5
Dinaga: Mongolia5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa: Aepyornithomimus was named in 2017 by Chinzorig and colleagues based on a single left foot and ankle found in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.1 3
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure exactly what Aepyornithomimus ate, as it may have been a plant-eater or an omnivore.3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Aepyornithomimus (en.wikipedia.org)
Aepyornithomimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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