Kartu dino No. 1161 ci 2 027

Melanorosaurus

Tur bi mooy: “Black Mountain Lizard”1

Lekkoon: Tuuti ci léppBaat yu guddTriyaas bu mujj ba Jurasik bu jëkk

Melanorosaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that lived during the Late Triassic. It walked on four strong legs and was as long as a school bus. Its bones were very thick and sturdy, like the later giant sauropods.1

Dundoon

am na 227 ba 193 milyoŋ at3

Triyaas bu mujj ba Jurasik bu jëkk

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Lesotho and South Africa3

Guddaay

8 m (26 ft)1

Diisaay

1,3 toon (2 900 lb)1

Kawewaay

2,1 m (6,9 ft)

jortu

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 27 km/h (17 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 65 xaj

gudd ni 8 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 44 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 260 xaaldiis ni 68 xale yu materneldiis ni 41 xale yu lekkooldiis ni 3 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 13 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Melanorosaurus 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)

Melanorosaurus lu tollu ci 27 km/h (17 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

The name Melanorosaurus comes from the Greek for 'Black Mountain', because its fossils were first found on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in South Africa.1

Its skull was about 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and had a pointed snout.1

Melanorosaurus had 4 teeth on each side of its upper jaw front and 19 teeth on each side of its upper cheek.1

For a long time scientists thought Melanorosaurus was a prosauropod, but now they think it was an early, distant relative of the giant sauropods.1

The first fossils of Melanorosaurus were named in 1924 by Sidney H. Haughton.1

Some bones once thought to belong to Melanorosaurus have since been given new names, like Meroktenos thabanensis.1

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

?How big was Melanorosaurus?

About 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 1.3 tonnes. That is about as long as a school bus.1 2

?Where was Melanorosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in South Africa, on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei.1 2

?Was Melanorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It is a type of basal sauropodomorph, an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.1 2

?How fast could Melanorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but its heavy, sturdy legs suggest it walked slowly on all fours and was not built for speed.1 2

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think Melanorosaurus was a true sauropod, just like Brachiosaurus.

Dëgg: Scientists now place Melanorosaurus outside Sauropoda, meaning it was not a true sauropod but a close cousin.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Melanorosaurus
Ku ko tudde: Haughton 19243
Kurél: Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad: Sauropodiformes3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Sauropodomorpha3
Màggaayu doj yi: 227 ba 193 milyoŋ at (Norian / Sinemurian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Elliot3
Réew yi: Lesoto, Afrig di Sid3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 9 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: The first fossils were found on the north slope of Thaba 'Nyama in Transkei, South Africa. Sidney H. Haughton described and named Melanorosaurus readi in 1924.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Melanorosaurus and which belong to other, similar dinosaurs.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

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

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