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Nipponopelta

Leina le raya: “Japanese shield”1

E jele: DimelaDidino tse di nang le thebeBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Nipponopelta was an armored dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It had bony plates on its back and long spikes on its shoulders to scare off predators.2 1

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 100 go ya go 94 tse di fetileng6

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan1 2

Boleele

5 m (16 ft)4

Bogodimo

1.5 m (4.9 ft)

kakanyo

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?

E ne e le kwa godimo go le kae?

kakanyo

telele jaaka dintšwa di le 5 go tswa kwa nkong go ya kwa mogatlengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 28 di latelanae ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 21 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Nipponopelta 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)

Nipponopelta e ka nna 17 km/h (11 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

Nipponopelta is the first armored dinosaur ever named from Japan.1 2

Its fossils were found in marine rocks, meaning its body may have washed out to sea after death.3 1

Scientists used CT scans to see hidden bones inside the rock, like two complete teeth and part of the inner ear.1 2

Nipponopelta belonged to a group called nodosaurids, which had long spikes on their shoulders but no tail club.2 3

Its ancestors likely walked from North America to Asia across a land bridge called Beringia about 100 million years ago.3 2

Nipponopelta lived near the coast, which may have helped its relatives spread between continents.1 2

The fossil was discovered in 1995 by a local fossil hunter named Eijiro Goto along a riverbank.1 2

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

?How big was Nipponopelta?

Scientists do not know its exact size because only a partial skull and a few bones have been found. It was probably similar in size to other nodosaurids, which were medium-sized, four-legged plant-eaters.1

?What did Nipponopelta eat?

It ate plants. Its teeth were small and leaf-shaped, good for cropping vegetation.3

?When did Nipponopelta live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 96 to 94 million years ago.5

?Where was Nipponopelta found?

Its fossils were found in Hokkaido, Japan, along the bank of the Omakizawa River in Yūbari city.1

?Did Nipponopelta have a tail club?

No. Nipponopelta was a nodosaurid, and nodosaurids did not have a tail club. Instead, they had long spikes on their shoulders.3

?How did Nipponopelta get to Japan?

Its ancestors likely walked from North America to Asia across a land bridge called Beringia about 100 million years ago.3

?Is Nipponopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Nipponopelta is a dinosaur. It is a type of armored dinosaur called a nodosaurid ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Nipponopelta?

Its name means 'Japanese shield' in Greek and Japanese. 'Nippon' means Japan and 'pelta' means shield.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Nipponopelta
Leina le neilwe ke: Oyabu et al. 20276
Setlhopha: Didino tse di nang le thebe
Lelapa / clade: Nodosauridae6
Thulaganyo: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora6
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 100 go ya go 94 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Cenomanian)6
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Hikagenosawa6
Dinaga: Japane6
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database6
Go fitlhelwa: The fossil was found by Eijiro Goto in 1995 in Yūbari, Hokkaido, Japan. In 2026, Shumpei Oyabu and colleagues named it Nipponopelta yezoensis after studying it with CT scans.1 2
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure if Nipponopelta lived right on the coast or if its body was carried to the sea after death.1 3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Nipponopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
北海道産恐竜化石を「ニッポノペルタ・エゾエンシス」と命名 (hokudai.ac.jp)
Rare armored dinosaur found in Japan may have ancestors that migrated across a land bridge 100 million years ago | Live Science (livescience.com)
Nipponopelta yezoensis, Japan's First Definitive Ankylosaur (blog.everythingdinosaur.com)
New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan | Sci.News (sci.news)
Nipponopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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