Sefapanosaurus

Leina le raya: “cross lizard”1

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

Sefapanosaurus was a medium-sized, plant-eating dinosaur that lived about 200 million years ago in what is now South Africa. It had a special cross-shaped ankle bone that gave it its name. This dinosaur was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.1 2

E tshetse

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 227 go ya go 200 tse di fetileng5

Bofelo jwa Triassic go ya go Tshimologo ya Jurassic

Difosili di fitlhetswe kwa

Elliot Formation, Zastron district, Free State, South Africa1 3

Bonako jo bogolo

e ka nna 38 km/h (24 mph)

Go taboga, kakanyo

E tshetse leng?

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

dimilione tsa dingwaga di le 252 tse di fetileng20114566, asteroiti

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)

Sefapanosaurus e ka nna 38 km/h (24 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

Sefapanosaurus had a cross-shaped ankle bone called the astragalus, which is why it was named 'cross lizard'.1

Its fossils were first dug up in the late 1930s, but scientists didn't realize it was a new dinosaur until 2015.1

At first, scientists thought the bones belonged to another dinosaur called Aardonyx, but later studies showed they were from a new species.1

Sefapanosaurus lived during the Late Triassic or Early Jurassic, about 200 million years ago.1

It was a 'transitional' dinosaur, meaning it had features of both early bipedal sauropodomorphs and the later giant four-legged sauropods.2

The name Sefapanosaurus comes from the Sesotho word 'sefapano' meaning 'cross' and the Greek word 'sauros' meaning 'lizard'.1

Four partial skeletons were found, including parts of the spine, arms, and legs.1

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o botsitse

Dipotso tse di botswang thata ka ga Sefapanosaurus

?What did Sefapanosaurus eat?

Sefapanosaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur. It was an early herbivorous sauropodomorph.1

?When did Sefapanosaurus live?

Sefapanosaurus lived about 200 million years ago, during the Late Triassic or Early Jurassic.1 2

?Where was Sefapanosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Elliot Formation in the Zastron district of South Africa, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Lesotho border.1 4

Ya baitseanape ba didino

Leina la saense: Sefapanosaurus
Leina le neilwe ke: Otero et al. 20155
Setlhopha: Melala-meleele
Lelapa / clade: Sauropodiformes5
Thulaganyo: Sauropodomorpha5
Bogolo jwa matlapa: 227 go ya go 200 dimilione tsa dingwaga (Norian / Hettangian)5
Dibopego tsa matlapa: Elliot5
Dinaga: Aforika Borwa5
Direkoto tsa difosili: 1 mo The Paleobiology Database5
Go fitlhelwa: Sefapanosaurus was named in 2015 by Otero and colleagues based on fossils found in the 1930s near Zastron, South Africa. The remains were originally thought to be from Aardonyx but were later recognized as a new genus.1 2
Go sa ntse go ganetsanwa: Scientists are still debating exactly how Sefapanosaurus is related to other early sauropodomorphs and whether it walked on two legs or four.2

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Sefapanosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A new basal sauropodiform from South Africa and the phylogenetic relationships of basal sauropodomorphs (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
New dinosaur from South Africa gets Sesotho name | UCT News (news.uct.ac.za)
Sefapanosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): dingwaga, mafelo, dibopego tsa matlapa, thulaganyo.

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