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Saltasaurus

Leina le raya: “lizard from Salta”1 2

E jele: DimelaMelala-meleeleBofelo jwa Cretaceous

Saltasaurus was a small sauropod with a short neck and stubby legs. It lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. It was one of the first sauropods known to have armor made of bony plates in its skin.1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 72 go ya go 66 tse di fetileng3

Bofelo jwa Cretaceous

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Argentina, specifically at Estancia 'El Brete' in Salta Province1 3

Boleele

6 go ya go 12.8 m (20 go ya go 42 ft)1 2

Bokete

ditone di le 2.5 go ya go ditone di le 6.87 (5,500 go ya go 15,100 lb)1

Bogodimo

3.1 m (10 ft)

kakanyo

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 20 km/h (12 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

E ne e le bokete go le kae?

bokete jaaka dikoloi di le 5

telele jaaka dikoloi di le 3 di emisitswe mo molengtelele jaaka dibanana di le 71 di latelanae ka nna bokete jaaka tloubokete jaaka magapu a le 1400bokete jaaka diphaposiborutelo tse di tletseng bana di le 9bokete jaaka dibere tse ditshweu di le 15e ne e ka taboga dimetara di le 100 mo metsotswaneng e le 18 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Saltasaurus 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)

Saltasaurus e ka nna 20 km/h (12 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

Saltasaurus was the first sauropod found with armor. It had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin, which was a surprise to scientists.1 2

The armor came in two types: larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long, and tiny round or pentagonal ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1

Saltasaurus had a very wide belly, shaped a bit like a hippopotamus. Some scientists thought it might have lived in water.1

Fossil eggs found in Patagonia, Argentina, may belong to saltasaurines. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres in diameter, and some contained embryos with skin impressions showing bead-like scales.1

Saltasaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It was one of the last sauropods before they went extinct.1 2

The vertebrae in Saltasaurus had shallow depressions called pleurocoels, which are also seen in other titanosaurs like Alamosaurus and Gondwanatitan.1

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

?How big was Saltasaurus?

Scientists disagree on its size. One estimate says it was about 6 metres long, another says up to 8.5 metres (28 feet), and a third says up to 12.8 metres (42 feet). Its weight was probably between 2.5 and 7 tonnes.1 2

?What did Saltasaurus eat?

Saltasaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate only plants.1 2

?Did Saltasaurus have armor?

Yes, it had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin. There were larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long and tiny round ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1 2

?Could Saltasaurus swim?

Some scientists think it might have lived in water because its wide belly looked like a hippopotamus, but nobody knows for sure.1

?When did Saltasaurus live?

Saltasaurus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.1 2

?How did Saltasaurus lay eggs?

Fossil nests show that female saltasaurines dug holes with their back feet, laid clutches of about 25 eggs, and buried them under dirt and plants. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres across.1

Mothubi wa ditlhamane

Tlhamane: All sauropods were huge and had no armor.

Boammaaruri: Saltasaurus was relatively small for a sauropod and had armor made of bony plates, showing that some sauropods did have protection.1 2

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Saltasaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Bonaparte and Powell 19803
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Saltasauridae3
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 72 go ya go 66 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Maastrichtian)3
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Lecho3
Dinaga: Arejentina3
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database3
Go fitlhelwa: Fossils were dug up between 1975 and 1977 at Estancia 'El Brete' in Argentina. José Bonaparte and Jaime E. Powell named Saltasaurus in 1980.1 3
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are not sure how big Saltasaurus really was. Different estimates range from 6 to 12.8 metres long.1

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

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

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