Iyuku

Leina le raya: “Xhosa for 'hatchling'”1

E jele: DimelaDija-dimela tse di nang le melomoTshimologo ya Cretaceous

Iyuku was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. What makes it really special is that almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs! Scientists think a whole group of Iyuku hatchlings died together during a dry season.2 1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 137 go ya go 133 tse di fetileng4

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Kirkwood Lookout, near the Sundays River in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 41 km/h (25 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)

Iyuku e ka nna 41 km/h (25 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

Iyuku is one of only two ornithopod dinosaurs known from the Cretaceous of southern Africa.2 1

All the juvenile Iyuku bones were found in a single, small bonebed, suggesting a group of hatchlings died together.2 1

The name Iyuku comes from the Xhosa language and means 'hatchling', because almost all the fossils are from very young animals.1

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.4

The bonebed where Iyuku was found also contained rare theropod teeth, crocodile teeth, turtle shell fragments, and fish bones.1

Scientists think the Iyuku hatchlings died because the climate was becoming drier and more seasonal, which may have caused a drought.2 1

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o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Iyuku

?How big was Iyuku?

Iyuku was a small dinosaur. A subadult's shin bone was about 35 to 42 centimetres long, so the whole animal was probably the size of a large dog.3

?What did Iyuku eat?

Iyuku was a plant-eating dinosaur. It ate plants like ferns and leaves.3

?Why is Iyuku called a hatchling?

Its name comes from the Xhosa word for 'hatchling' because almost all the fossils found are from babies and very young dinosaurs.3

?When did Iyuku live?

Iyuku lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 137 to 132 million years ago.3

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Iyuku
Leina le neilwe ke: Forster et al. 20224
Setlhopha: Dija-dimela tse di nang le melomo
Lelapa / clade: Euiguanodontia4
Thulaganyo: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 137 go ya go 133 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Valanginian)4
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Kirkwood4
Dinaga: Aforika Borwa4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database4
Go fitlhelwa: Iyuku was named in 2022 by Catherine Forster and her team based on fossils collected from 1995 to 1999 in the Kirkwood Formation, South Africa. The species name honors Dr. Michael Raath for his work on southern African fossils.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Iyuku grew, because almost all the fossils are from babies and juveniles, not adults.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Iyuku raathi , a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Iyuku raathi, a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Kirkwood Formation, South Africa (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Iyuku (en.wikipedia.org)
Iyuku in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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