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Mussaurus

Tur bi mooy: “mouse lizard”1
Lekkoon: GàncaxBaat yu guddJurasik bu jëkk

Mussaurus was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. When it hatched, it was tiny, about the size of a mouse, but adults grew as long as a school bus!1

Dundoon
am na 200 ba 193 milyoŋ at6
Jurasik bu jëkk
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Laguna Colorada Formation, Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, Argentina21
Guddaay
0,2 ba 8 m (0,7 ba 26 ft)13
Diisaay
0,053 kg ba 1,6 toon (0 ba 3 500 lb)1
Kawewaay
2,1 m (6,9 ft)
jortu
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 29 km/h (18 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Mussaurus lu tollu ci 8 m ci guddaay (26 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?

Xajlu tollu ci 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Mussauruslu tollu ci 2,1 m ci kawewaay (6,9 ft)Ñeylu tollu ci 3,2 m (10 ft)

jortu

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 1 oto
gudd ni 8 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 44 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 80 xajdiis ni 320 xaaldiis ni 84 xale yu materneldiis ni 50 xale yu lekkooldiis ni 4 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 12 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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

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Naka la gaawoon?

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1

Mussaurus babies were only 20 cm (7.9 in) long and weighed about as much as a chicken egg.13

2

As it grew, Mussaurus changed from walking on all fours to walking on two legs.1

3

Scientists found over 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of Mussaurus together, showing they lived in herds.1

4

This dinosaur lived about 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.2

5

Adult Mussaurus could reach 8 metres (26 ft) long and weigh up to 1.6 metric tons (1.8 short tons).1

6

Mussaurus is one of the earliest dinosaurs known to have complex social behavior, like living in groups.1

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

?What did Mussaurus eat?

Mussaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a long neck to reach leaves and ferns.1

?How big was a baby Mussaurus?

Baby Mussaurus were tiny, about 20 centimetres long and weighing as little as a chicken egg, around 53 to 77 grams.1

?Did Mussaurus live in herds?

Yes, Mussaurus is the earliest dinosaur known to have lived in herds. Scientists found over 100 eggs and 80 skeletons together, showing they lived in age-segregated groups.145

?How fast could Mussaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but since adults walked on two legs and were medium-sized, they could probably move at a moderate jogging speed.1

?When did Mussaurus live?

Mussaurus lived about 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.15

?Why is it called Mussaurus?

Mussaurus means 'mouse lizard' because the first fossils found were tiny babies, about the size of a mouse.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Mussaurus was always a tiny dinosaur.

Dëgg: Only the babies were tiny. Adults grew to be huge, up to 8 metres long.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Mussaurus
Ku ko tudde
Bonaparte and Vince 19796
Kurél
Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad
Sauropodiformes6
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Sauropodomorpha6
Màggaayu doj yi
200 ba 193 milyoŋ at (Sinemurian)6
Formasiyoŋi doj
Laguna Colorada6
Réew yi
Arsantin6
Fosil yu ñu gis
2 ci The Paleobiology Database6
Gisees
Mussaurus was named by Jose Bonaparte and Martin Vince in 1979. They found tiny skeletons and eggs in the Laguna Colorada Formation in Argentina.23
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are still debating whether Mussaurus is a direct ancestor of the giant sauropods.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Mussaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. A M E G H I N I A N A (naturalhistory.si.edu)
  4. Earliest evidence of herd-living and age segregation amongst dinosaurs | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
  5. Fossil bonanza reveals earliest evidence of dinosaurs living in herds | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  6. Mussaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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