Kartu dino No. 0965 ci 2 027

Kholumolumo

Tur bi mooy: “a gigantic reptile from Sotho mythology, sometimes described as a dragon, lizard or crocodile”1

Lekkoon: GàncaxBaat yu guddTriyaas bu mujj

Kholumolumo was a huge, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Lesotho. It was one of the biggest animals of its time, growing up to 9 metres long! Scientists think it walked on two legs and ate plants.1 2

Dundoon

am na 227 ba 206 milyoŋ at3

Triyaas bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Maphutseng, Lesotho1 3

Guddaay

ba 9 m (30 ft)1 2

Diisaay

1,754 toon ba 3,963 toon (3 900 ba 8 700 lb)1

Kawewaay

2,3 m (7,5 ft)

jortu

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)

Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Naka la kawewoon?

jortu

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 2,5 oto

gudd ni 2 oto yu ñu taxawal ci benn rëddgudd ni 50 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 200 xajdiis ni 790 xaaldiis ni 5 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 9 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 16 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Kholumolumo réyoon, bu ñu ko méngalee ak YAW?

Ay kalkil rekk ci sa navigatëer. Dara du ñu denc, dara du ñu yónne fenn.

Naka la gaawoon?

Nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3 mph)

Xale bu nekk ci welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7 mph)

Kholumolumo lu tollu ci 22 km/h (14 mph)

Fas buy daw bu gaaw lu tollu ci 65 km/h (40 mph)

Segg bu gaaw lu tollu ci 100 km/h (62 mph)

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

Kholumolumo was one of the largest known animals of the Norian stage of the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago.1

Its shinbone is very short and robust, with a circumference that is 53% of its length. That is a higher ratio than in most other early sauropodomorphs.1

The first bones were found in 1930 by a school principal named Samuel Motsoane, but the main discovery was made in 1955 near a trash heap called Thotobolo ea 'Ma-Beata.1

The fossils represent at least five, probably about ten, individual dinosaurs, making it the most complete sauropodomorph from the lower Elliot Formation.1 2

Kholumolumo was originally nicknamed 'Thotobolosaurus' which means 'trash heap lizard' because of where it was found.1

Scientists think Kholumolumo walked on two legs, even though it was very large. This is unusual for such a big animal.1 2

Nataalu Kholumolumo bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Kholumolumo mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.

yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci Kholumolumo

?How big was Kholumolumo?

It grew up to 9 metres (30 ft) long. If it walked on two legs, it weighed about 1754 kg; if on all fours, about 3963 kg.1

?What did Kholumolumo eat?

Scientists think it was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. This is based on its close relatives like Sarahsaurus.1

?When did Kholumolumo live?

It lived during the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago, in the Norian stage.1

?Where was Kholumolumo found?

Its fossils were discovered near a trash heap called Thotobolo ea 'Ma-Beata in Maphutseng, Lesotho.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think Kholumolumo was a type of dragon or crocodile.

Dëgg: Kholumolumo was a dinosaur, specifically a sauropodomorph, and not a dragon or crocodile. Its name comes from a Sotho myth about a giant reptile.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Kholumolumo
Ku ko tudde: Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 20203
Kurél: Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad: Sauropodomorpha3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Sauropodomorpha3
Màggaayu doj yi: 227 ba 206 milyoŋ at (Norian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Elliot3
Réew yi: Lesoto3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 1 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: The first bones were found in 1930 by Samuel Motsoane. In 1955, missionaries Paul and François Ellenberger uncovered a bonebed near Maphutseng, Lesotho. The species was formally named Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum in 2020 by Claire Peyre de Fabrègues and Ronan Allain.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are not sure whether Kholumolumo walked on two legs or four legs. The weight estimate changes a lot depending on its posture.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Kholumolumo (en.wikipedia.org)
[dinosaur] Kholumolumo, new sauropodomorph from Upper Triassic of Lesotho (dml.reptilis.net)
Kholumolumo in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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