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Maraapunisaurus

Leina le raya: “huge reptile”1

E jele: DimelaMelala-meleeleBofelo jwa Jurassic go ya go Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Maraapunisaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Colorado, USA. It is known from just one huge backbone bone that was lost long ago, so scientists have to study old drawings to figure out how big it really was.1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 149 go ya go 143 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Jurassic go ya go Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Garden Park, north of Cañon City, Colorado, USA1

Boleele

30.3 go ya go 32 m (99 go ya go 105 ft)2 1

Bokete

ditone di le 70 go ya go ditone di le 120 (154,300 go ya go 264,600 lb)1 2

Bogodimo

7.95 m (26 ft)1

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 7 km/h (4 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 kwa godimo go le kae?

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka ditlou di le 20

telele jaaka dikoloi di le 7 di emisitswe mo molengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 180 di latelanabokete jaaka magapu a le 24000kwa godimo go feta thutlwabokete jaaka diphaposiborutelo tse di tletseng bana di le 150kwa godimo mo e ka kgalalelang mo fensetereng ya mokato wa 3e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 51 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Maraapunisaurus 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)

Maraapunisaurus e ka nna 7 km/h (4 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)

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

dilo tse di monate

Dintlha tse di monate

Maraapunisaurus is only known from a single fossil bone, a huge backbone spine that was 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) tall when found.1 2

The original fossil was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so all we have are old drawings and notes.1

Scientists used to think Maraapunisaurus was the longest dinosaur ever, at 58 meters (190 feet), but newer studies say it was about 30 to 32 meters (98 to 105 feet) long.1 2

It belongs to a group called rebbachisaurids, which are relatives of Diplodocus with strange, air-filled bones in their spines.1 2

The name Maraapunisaurus comes from the Southern Ute word 'maraapuni' meaning 'huge', because of its enormous size.1

Maraapunisaurus lived in a savanna-like environment with ferns and some tall trees along rivers, which it used for shade.1

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

?Was Maraapunisaurus the biggest dinosaur ever?

Some scientists used to think so, but newer estimates say it was about 35 to 40 metres long, making it one of the longest known vertebrates ever, though its exact size compared to others like Supersaurus is uncertain.1

?How long was Maraapunisaurus?

Estimates vary: the largest guess was 58 metres, but most modern studies say 30 to 40 metres.1 2

?How much did Maraapunisaurus weigh?

Scientists estimate its mass at 70 to 120 tonnes.1

?What did Maraapunisaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater that probably ate ferns and other low plants in a savanna-like environment, with some tall trees along rivers for shade.1

?When did Maraapunisaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.1

?Where was Maraapunisaurus found?

Its only known fossil was discovered in Garden Park, near Cañon City, Colorado, USA.1

?Why is Maraapunisaurus only known from one bone?

The single backbone bone was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so scientists now rely on old drawings and notes.1

?Is Maraapunisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the group called rebbachisaurids.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Many people think Maraapunisaurus was the biggest dinosaur ever, longer than a blue whale.

Boammaaruri: Newer research shows it was about 30 to 32 meters long, still huge but not the biggest. The old huge size estimate was based on a mistaken classification as a diplodocid.1 2

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Maraapunisaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Carpenter 20183
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Rebbachisauridae3
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 149 go ya go 143 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Tithonian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Morrison3
Dinaga: Amerika3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: The only fossil was found in 1877 by Oramel Lucas near Cañon City, Colorado, and sent to paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. Cope named it Amphicoelias fragillimus in 1878. In 2018, Kenneth Carpenter renamed it Maraapunisaurus after realizing it was a different kind of dinosaur.1 2
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still not sure exactly how big Maraapunisaurus was because the only fossil is lost and the drawings may not be perfectly accurate.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Maraapunisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Maraapunisaurus fragillimus, N.G. (formerly Amphicoelias fragillimus), a basal Rebbachisaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Colorado | Geology of the Intermountain West (giw.utahgeology.org)
Maraapunisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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