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Malawisaurus

Tur bi mooy: “Malawi lizard”1
Lekkoon: GàncaxBaat yu guddKretase bu jëkk

Malawisaurus was a long-necked plant eater that stomped through ancient Africa. It was smaller than many of its giant cousins, but still as long as a bus! It had bony plates in its skin, like armor.1

Dundoon
am na 121 ba 113 milyoŋ at4
Kretase bu jëkk
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Northern Malawi, Africa, in the Dinosaur Beds.14
Guddaay
11 ba 15 m (36 ba 49 ft)1
Diisaay
2,8 toon ba 10 toon (6 200 ba 22 000 lb)1
Kawewaay
3,5 m (11 ft)
jortu
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 18 km/h (11 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Malawisaurus lu tollu ci 15 m ci guddaay (49 ft)Weloy mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Oto lu tollu ci 4,5 m (15 ft)Ñey, rab bi gën a mag ci suuf tey lu tollu ci 6,5 m (21 ft)

Naka la kawewoon?

Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Ñeylu tollu ci 3,2 m (10 ft)Malawisauruslu tollu ci 3,5 m ci kawewaay (11 ft)Njamalalu tollu ci 5,5 m (18 ft)

jortu

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 7 oto
gudd ni 3 oto yu ñu taxawal ci benn rëddgudd ni 83 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 1,5 ñeydiis ni 2000 xaaldiis ni 12 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 22 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 20 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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

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Naka la gaawoon?

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1

Malawisaurus had a blunter snout than most other sauropods, which is unusual for this group.2

2

Its teeth were flattened, not pencil-shaped like many other sauropods. This suggests that pencil-shaped teeth evolved more than once in sauropods.2

3

Bony plates called ossicles have been found with Malawisaurus, which probably covered its skin like armor.1

4

The vertebrae in the middle of its tail were longer than those in other parts, which is a unique feature.1

5

Malawisaurus lived about 121 to 113 million years ago, during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous.4

6

An isolated tooth from Brazil might belong to Malawisaurus, which would mean it also lived in South America.1

Def ak IANataalu Malawisaurus bu ñu def ak IA
Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Malawisaurus 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 Malawisaurus

?How big was Malawisaurus?

About 15 metres (49 feet) long and weighed about 10 tonnes (11 short tons), though a 2020 estimate gave a smaller size of 11 metres (36 feet) and 2.8 tonnes (3.1 short tons).1

?Where did Malawisaurus live?

It lived in what is now northern Malawi in Africa, during the Early Cretaceous period about 121 to 112 million years ago.13

?What did Malawisaurus eat?

It was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants.3

?Did Malawisaurus have armor?

Yes, bony plates called ossicles or dermal scutes were found with the skeleton, suggesting it had armor in its skin like some other titanosaurs.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think Malawisaurus was a giant like Argentinosaurus.

Dëgg: Malawisaurus was actually one of the smaller sauropods, reaching only about 11 to 15 metres long.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Malawisaurus
Ku ko tudde
Jacobs et al. 19934
Kurél
Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad
Lithostrotia4
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Màggaayu doj yi
121 ba 113 milyoŋ at (Aptian)4
Formasiyoŋi doj
Dinosaur Beds4
Réew yi
Malawi4
Fosil yu ñu gis
8 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Gisees
The first fossils were found around 1924 in Malawi, and Sidney H. Haughton named the species in 1928. In 1993, Louis L. Jacobs and colleagues gave it the new name Malawisaurus after more bones were found.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are not sure if Malawisaurus lived in South America too, because only a single tooth from Brazil might belong to it.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Malawisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. New material of an Early Cretaceous titanosaurid sauropod dinosaur from Malawi | The Palaeontological Association (palass.org)
  3. Malawisaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Malawisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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