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Massospondylus

Leina le raya: “longer vertebra”1

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

Massospondylus was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck and tail, and a slender body. This dinosaur walked on two legs and used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants.1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 237 go ya go 175 tse di fetileng4

Bofelo jwa Triassic go ya go Tshimologo ya Jurassic

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Namibia1 4

Boleele

4 go ya go 6 m (13 go ya go 20 ft)1

Bokete

70 kg go ya go 136.7 kg (154 go ya go 301 lb)3 1

Bogodimo

1.8 m (5.9 ft)2

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 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 dintšwa di le 7

telele jaaka dintšwa di le 6 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 33 di latelanabokete jaaka magapu a le 27bokete jaaka bana ba kreše ba le 7bokete jaaka bana ba sekolo ba le 4e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 8.8 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Massospondylus 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)

Massospondylus 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

Massospondylus was one of the first dinosaurs to be named, described by Richard Owen in 1854.1

Its name means 'longer vertebra' because Owen thought the neck bones were tail bones.1

Fossil eggs and embryos of Massospondylus have been found, and they are among the oldest known dinosaur eggs.1

The eggshell of Massospondylus was extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick.1

Baby Massospondylus had proportionally longer arms and a larger head than adults, suggesting they may have walked on four legs when young.1

Massospondylus could speed up or slow down its growth depending on how much food was available.1

The oldest known Massospondylus was about 20 years old when it died.1

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

?How big was Massospondylus?

Massospondylus was about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long, with a small head, long neck and tail, and a slender body. It weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds) according to the Natural History Museum.1 3

?What did Massospondylus eat?

It was probably a herbivore (plant-eater), though some scientists think it may have been omnivorous. It used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants, and it may have swallowed stones to help grind tough leaves in its stomach.1 2

?Did Massospondylus walk on two legs or four?

It is now considered to have been bipedal (walked on two legs), though it was long thought to be quadrupedal. Some studies suggest babies may have walked on four legs, but newer research says it was bipedal at all ages.1

?When did Massospondylus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 184 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Massospondylus found?

Fossils have been found in southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, and also in Namibia. Some fossils from the US and Argentina were once assigned to it but are now considered different dinosaurs.1 2

?Did Massospondylus lay eggs?

Yes, it laid eggs, and some of the oldest known dinosaur eggs and embryos belong to this genus. The eggshells were extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Massospondylus was a four-legged (quadrupedal) dinosaur.

Boammaaruri: Scientists now think Massospondylus walked on two legs (bipedal), though babies may have been four-legged.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Massospondylus
Leina le neilwe ke: Owen 18544
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Massospondylidae4
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha4
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 237 go ya go 175 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Elliot, Mpandi, Forest Sandstone4
Dinaga: Aforika Borwa, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Namibia4
Direkoto tsa difosili: 80 mo The Paleobiology Database4
Go fitlhelwa: The first fossils of Massospondylus were found in 1853 or 1854 by Joseph Millard Orpen and his brothers on a farm in the Drakensberg mountains near Harrismith, South Africa. Their father donated the fossils to the Hunterian Museum in London, where Richard Owen described and named the dinosaur in 1854.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating whether Massospondylus was purely a plant-eater or also ate small animals or carrion.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Massospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
enchantedlearning.com (enchantedlearning.com)
Massospondylus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Massospondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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