Kartu dino No. 1146 ci 2 027

Massospondylus

Tur bi mooy: “longer vertebra”1

Lekkoon: GàncaxBaat yu guddTriyaas bu mujj ba Jurasik bu jëkk

Massospondylus was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck and tail, and a slender body. This dinosaur walked on two legs and used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants.1

Dundoon

am na 237 ba 175 milyoŋ at4

Triyaas bu mujj ba Jurasik bu jëkk

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Namibia1 4

Guddaay

4 ba 6 m (13 ba 20 ft)1

Diisaay

70 kg ba 136,7 kg (154 ba 301 lb)3 1

Kawewaay

1,8 m (5,9 ft)2

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 41 km/h (25 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?

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 7 xaj

gudd ni 6 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 33 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 27 xaaldiis ni 7 xale yu materneldiis ni 4 xale yu lekkoolmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 8,8 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Massospondylus 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)

Massospondylus lu tollu ci 41 km/h (25 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

Massospondylus was one of the first dinosaurs to be named, described by Richard Owen in 1854.1

Its name means 'longer vertebra' because Owen thought the neck bones were tail bones.1

Fossil eggs and embryos of Massospondylus have been found, and they are among the oldest known dinosaur eggs.1

The eggshell of Massospondylus was extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick.1

Baby Massospondylus had proportionally longer arms and a larger head than adults, suggesting they may have walked on four legs when young.1

Massospondylus could speed up or slow down its growth depending on how much food was available.1

The oldest known Massospondylus was about 20 years old when it died.1

Nataalu Massospondylus bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Massospondylus 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 Massospondylus

?How big was Massospondylus?

Massospondylus was about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long, with a small head, long neck and tail, and a slender body. It weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds) according to the Natural History Museum.1 3

?What did Massospondylus eat?

It was probably a herbivore (plant-eater), though some scientists think it may have been omnivorous. It used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants, and it may have swallowed stones to help grind tough leaves in its stomach.1 2

?Did Massospondylus walk on two legs or four?

It is now considered to have been bipedal (walked on two legs), though it was long thought to be quadrupedal. Some studies suggest babies may have walked on four legs, but newer research says it was bipedal at all ages.1

?When did Massospondylus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 184 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Massospondylus found?

Fossils have been found in southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, and also in Namibia. Some fossils from the US and Argentina were once assigned to it but are now considered different dinosaurs.1 2

?Did Massospondylus lay eggs?

Yes, it laid eggs, and some of the oldest known dinosaur eggs and embryos belong to this genus. The eggshells were extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Massospondylus was a four-legged (quadrupedal) dinosaur.

Dëgg: Scientists now think Massospondylus walked on two legs (bipedal), though babies may have been four-legged.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Massospondylus
Ku ko tudde: Owen 18544
Kurél: Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad: Massospondylidae4
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Sauropodomorpha4
Màggaayu doj yi: 237 ba 175 milyoŋ at (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Formasiyoŋi doj: Elliot, Mpandi, Forest Sandstone4
Réew yi: Afrig di Sid, Simbabwe, Lesoto, Namibi4
Fosil yu ñu gis: 80 ci The Paleobiology Database4
Gisees: The first fossils of Massospondylus were found in 1853 or 1854 by Joseph Millard Orpen and his brothers on a farm in the Drakensberg mountains near Harrismith, South Africa. Their father donated the fossils to the Hunterian Museum in London, where Richard Owen described and named the dinosaur in 1854.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are still debating whether Massospondylus was purely a plant-eater or also ate small animals or carrion.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Massospondylus (en.wikipedia.org)
enchantedlearning.com (enchantedlearning.com)
Massospondylus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Massospondylus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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