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Brontomerus

Leina le raya: “thunder thigh”1

E jele: DimelaMelala-meleeleTshimologo ya Cretaceous

Brontomerus was a long-necked sauropod dinosaur with the biggest thigh muscles of any sauropod. Its name means 'thunder thigh' because its legs were so powerful. It lived about 110 million years ago in what is now Utah, USA.1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 121 go ya go 100 tse di fetileng3

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Hotel Mesa Quarry, Grand County, Utah, USA3 1

Boleele

4.5 go ya go 14 m (15 go ya go 46 ft)1

Bokete

200 kg go ya go ditone di le 6 (441 go ya go 13,200 lb)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 28 km/h (17 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?

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dikoloi di le 4

telele jaaka dikoloi di le 3 di emisitswe mo molengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 78 di latelanae ka nna bokete jaaka tloubokete jaaka magapu a le 1200bokete jaaka diphaposiborutelo tse di tletseng bana di le 8bokete jaaka dibere tse ditshweu di le 13e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 13 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Brontomerus 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?

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

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

Brontomerus e ka nna 28 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Brontomerus had a hip bone that was very deep and had a front part much larger than the back part. This gave it the largest leg muscles of any sauropod.1

Scientists think Brontomerus used its powerful thigh muscles to kick predators or to walk over rough, hilly ground.1

The fossils were found in 1994 and 1995, but some bones had been stolen by private collectors. The remaining bones were even used to hold down a plastic tarp.1

Only two partial skeletons are known: one from a juvenile and one from a much larger adult. The adult may have been the mother of the juvenile.1

Brontomerus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 110 million years ago, in what is now Utah.1

The species name Brontomerus mcintoshi honors John Stanton McIntosh, a physicist and expert on North American sauropods.1

Setshwantsho sa Brontomerus se se dirilweng ke AI — Setshwantsho se se dirilweng ke AI sa kafa Brontomerus 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 Brontomerus

?How big was Brontomerus?

The adult Brontomerus was about 14 meters (46 feet) long and weighed around 6 tonnes. The juvenile was about 4.5 meters (15 feet) long and weighed about 200 kilograms.1

?What did Brontomerus eat?

Brontomerus was a sauropod, so it was a plant-eating dinosaur. It likely ate plants like ferns and trees.1 2

?Why did Brontomerus have big thighs?

Scientists think Brontomerus used its powerful thigh muscles to kick predators like Utahraptor, or to walk over rough, hilly ground. The muscles were probably not for running fast.1 2

?Was Brontomerus bigger than T. rex?

Brontomerus was about 14 meters (46 feet) long, which is longer than a T. rex, but T. rex was heavier and more bulky. Brontomerus was a long-necked plant-eater, not a predator.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Some people think Brontomerus was a fast runner because of its big leg muscles.

Boammaaruri: Scientists say the muscles were placed to move the leg forward powerfully or to kick, not for speed. The dinosaur probably used them for kicking or walking on rough terrain.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Brontomerus
Leina le neilwe ke: Taylor et al. 20113
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Somphospondyli3
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 121 go ya go 100 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Aptian / Albian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Cedar Mountain3
Dinaga: Amerika3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Brontomerus was named in 2011 by Michael P. Taylor, Mathew J. Wedel, and Richard L. Cifelli. The fossils were collected from the Hotel Mesa Quarry in Utah in 1994 and 1995.1 3
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure exactly how Brontomerus used its huge thigh muscles. It might have kicked predators, walked on steep hills, or even stood on two legs for a short time.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Brontomerus (en.wikipedia.org)
"Thunder Thighs" Dinosaur Thrashed Predators to Death? | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
Brontomerus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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