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Borealopelta

Leina le raya: “northern shield”1
E jele: DimelaDidino tse di nang le thebeTshimologo ya Cretaceous

Borealopelta was a heavily armoured dinosaur that looked like a living tank. It had huge spikes on its shoulders and a body covered in bony plates and scales. Scientists even know what colour it was: reddish-brown on top and lighter underneath, like a deer today.1

E tshetse
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 121 go ya go 113 tse di fetileng5
Tshimologo ya Cretaceous
Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa
Suncor Millennium Mine, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada5
Boleele
5.5 m (18 ft)2
Bokete
ditone di le 1.3 (2,900 lb)2
Bogodimo
1 m (3.3 ft)3
Bonako jo bogolo
e ka nna 17 km/h (11 mph)
Go taboga, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

E ne e le kgolo go le kae?

E ne e le telele go le kae?

Borealopelta e ka nna 5.5 m boleele (18 ft)Baesekele ya motho yo mogolo e ka nna 1.8 m (5.9 ft)Koloi e ka nna 4.5 m (15 ft)Tlou, phologolo e kgolo go gaisa tsotlhe mo lefatsheng gompieno e ka nna 6.5 m (21 ft)

E ne e le kwa godimo go le kae?

Katse ya mo gaee ka nna 0.3 m (1 ft)Ntšwae ka nna 0.5 m (1.6 ft)Borealopeltae ka nna 1 m bogodimo (3.3 ft)Pitsee ka nna 1.6 m (5.2 ft)

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dintšwa di le 65
telele jaaka dintšwa di le 6 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 31 di latelanabokete jaaka magapu a le 260bokete jaaka bana ba kreše ba le 68bokete jaaka bana ba sekolo ba le 41bokete jaaka dibere tse ditshweu di le 3e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 21 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Borealopelta e ne e le kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sebatling sa gago. Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E ne e le bonako go le kae?

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

1

Borealopelta is one of the best-preserved armoured dinosaurs ever found. Its fossil includes skin, scales, and even the horn sheaths on its spikes.1

2

This dinosaur had countershading: its back was reddish-brown and its belly was lighter. This helped it hide from predators.1

3

The largest spikes on its shoulders were probably used for display, not just defence. They were lighter in colour and covered in a thick horn sheath.1

4

Borealopelta weighed over 1,300 kilograms, as much as a small rhinoceros. Despite its size and armour, it still needed camouflage from big meat-eating dinosaurs.2

5

It lived about 121 to 113 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period, in what is now Alberta, Canada.5

6

The fossil was found in an oil sands mine. It was so well preserved that scientists could study the melanin in its skin to figure out its colour.1

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Borealopelta had more than 20 small bony plates on its snout and a large hexagonal plate on its forehead.1

E dirilwe ke AISetshwantsho sa Borealopelta se se dirilweng ke AI
Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Borealopelta e ka tswang e ne e lebega ka gone, se dirilwe ke khomputara go ya ka se borasaense ba se itseng. Ke kakanyo fela: phologolo ya nnete e ka tswa e ne e lebega ka tsela e sele, mme ga go ope yo o itseng mebala ya yona ya nnete.
o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Borealopelta

?How big was Borealopelta?

About 5.5 metres long and weighed 1.3 metric tons.4

?What did Borealopelta eat?

It ate plants, especially ferns. Its last meal was mostly ferns, and it also swallowed a little bit of charcoal from a wildfire.4

?Did Borealopelta have a tail club?

No, it had a straight tail without a club, unlike some other armoured dinosaurs.4

?Why did Borealopelta have spikes?

The big shoulder spikes were probably used for display to attract mates or scare rivals, but they could also help defend against predators.41

?Was Borealopelta camouflaged?

Yes, it had countershading: a reddish-brown back and a lighter belly, which helped it hide from predators.41

?When did Borealopelta live?

It lived about 110 to 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.4

?Where was Borealopelta found?

It was discovered in an oil sands mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.4

?How well preserved is Borealopelta?

It is one of the best-preserved armoured dinosaurs ever found, with skin, scales, horn sheaths, and even stomach contents still intact.41

?Could Borealopelta swim?

It probably could not swim well. Its body was found in ancient sea sediments, so it likely drowned and sank after being washed out to sea.4

?What colour was Borealopelta?

It was reddish-brown on top and lighter underneath, like a deer today. Scientists found melanin in its skin to figure this out.41

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Many people think all armoured dinosaurs were slow and clumsy.

Boammaaruri: Borealopelta was heavily armoured but its legs were built for walking and it could probably move quickly when needed. Its camouflage shows it was an active prey animal.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense
Borealopelta
Leina le neilwe ke
Brown et al. 20175
Setlhopha
Didino tse di nang le thebe
Lelapa / clade
Nodosauridae5
Thulaganyo
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora5
Bogolo jwa matlapa
121 go ya go 113 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Aptian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa
Clearwater5
Dinaga
Khanata5
Direkoto tsa difosili
1 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa
Borealopelta was discovered in 2011 at the Suncor Millennium Mine in Alberta, Canada, by miners removing overburden. It was named by Caleb Brown and colleagues in 2017.15
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa
Scientists are not sure exactly how many different kinds of nodosaurids existed, and whether Borealopelta's shoulder spikes were mainly for fighting rivals or scaring predators.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. An Exceptionally Preserved Three-Dimensional Armored Dinosaur Reveals Insights into Coloration and Cretaceous Predator-Prey Dynamics: Current Biology (cell.com)
  2. An Exceptionally Preserved Three-Dimensional Armored Dinosaur Reveals Insights into Coloration and Cretaceous Predator-Prey Dynamics (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. BOREALOPELTA - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  4. Borealopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. Borealopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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