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Oplosaurus

Leina le raya: “armed lizard or weapon lizard”1

E jele: DimelaMelala-meleeleTshimologo ya Cretaceous

Oplosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on the Isle of Wight during the Early Cretaceous. It is known from just one big tooth, but that tooth tells us it was a giant, like a Brachiosaurus. Imagine a gentle giant munching on leaves with a tooth as big as your hand!1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 137 go ya go 121 tse di fetileng3

Tshimologo ya Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Brighstone Bay (formerly Brixton Bay), Isle of Wight, England1 3 2

Boleele

22 go ya go 25 m (72 go ya go 82 ft)1 2

Bogodimo

5.5 m (18 ft)

kakanyo

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 10 km/h (6 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 dikoloi di le 6 di emisitswe mo molengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 140 di latelanakwa godimo mo e ka kgalalelang mo fensetereng ya mokato wa 2e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 36 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Oplosaurus 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)

Oplosaurus e ka nna 10 km/h (6 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

Oplosaurus is known only from a single tooth, found in the 1850s. This tooth is 85 mm (3.35 inches) tall, about as long as a credit card.1 2

The tooth looks very similar to a Brachiosaurus tooth, so scientists think Oplosaurus was a giant sauropod, maybe 25 metres (82 feet) long.1 2

Its name means 'armed lizard' or 'weapon lizard', probably because the tooth looked like a weapon. The species name armatus also means 'armed' in Latin.1

Some scientists think Oplosaurus might have been a turiasaur, a group of primitive sauropods with heart-shaped teeth. Others place it in the Camarasauridae family.1

The tooth has a pointed tip and wear facets from grinding plants. This shows Oplosaurus was a plant-eater that chewed its food.1

Oplosaurus lived on the Isle of Wight when it was a low plain with rivers and lakes. The climate was warm and humid, like a subtropical forest.1

Because only one tooth has been found, Oplosaurus is a 'tooth taxon'. Scientists are not sure if it is a valid genus or if the tooth belongs to another dinosaur like Pelorosaurus.1 2

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

?How big was Oplosaurus?

About 25 metres (82 feet) long, based on its tooth being as big as a Brachiosaurus tooth.1 2

?What did Oplosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its tooth has wear facets from grinding tough vegetation.1 2

?Where was Oplosaurus found?

On the Isle of Wight, England, in the Wessex Formation near Brighstone Bay.1 2

?Is Oplosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the Early Cretaceous.1 3

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: Oplosaurus was an armoured dinosaur like Hylaeosaurus.

Boammaaruri: Scientists once thought the tooth belonged to an armoured dinosaur because it was sharp, but Oplosaurus is now considered a long-necked sauropod, not an armoured dinosaur.1

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Oplosaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Gervais 18523
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Sauropoda3
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 137 go ya go 121 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Valanginian / Barremian)3
Dinaga: Bogosi jo bo Kopaneng3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: In 1852, geologist Thomas Wright reported a large tooth found near Brixton Bay on the Isle of Wight. French paleontologist Paul Gervais named it Oplosaurus armatus the same year.1
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure if Oplosaurus is a valid dinosaur or if its tooth belongs to another sauropod such as Pelorosaurus or a turiasaur.1 2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Oplosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Oplosaurus, a possible Camarasaur from the Isle of Wight - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
Oplosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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