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Nqwebasaurus

Tur bi mooy: “Nqweba lizard, after the local Xhosa name for the Kirkwood district”1
Lekkoon: GàncaxDino yu niru otrisKretase bu jëkk

Nqwebasaurus was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a long, three-fingered hand with a thumb that could partly grip things, and it swallowed stones to help grind up its food.12

Dundoon
am na 143 ba 133 milyoŋ at3
Kretase bu jëkk
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Kirkwood Formation, South Africa31
Guddaay
0,9 ba 1 m (3 ba 3,3 ft)1
Diisaay
1 kg (2 lb)1
Kawewaay
0,3 m (1 ft)1
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?

Nqwebasaurus lu tollu ci 1 m ci guddaay (3,3 ft)Muusu kër lu tollu ci 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Xaj lu tollu ci 1 m (3,3 ft)Weloy mag lu tollu ci 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Naka la kawewoon?

Nqwebasauruslu tollu ci 0,3 m ci kawewaay (1 ft)Muusu kërlu tollu ci 0,3 m (1 ft)Xajlu tollu ci 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 8 banaana
gudd ni 2 muusu kër, bakkan ba geengudd ni 6 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalegën a woyof muusu kërdiis ni 8 banaanatuuti ba mën a dox ci suufu siismënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 13 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Nqwebasaurus 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?

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

1

Nqwebasaurus is the oldest coelurosaur dinosaur ever found in Africa, pushing the record back about 50 million years.2

2

Its hands had three fingers, and the first finger (like a thumb) was partly opposable, meaning it could grasp things a little bit.1

3

The claws on its first and second fingers were curved, but the third claw was straight, which is unusual for a theropod dinosaur.1

4

Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to help grind up tough plant food, just like some birds do today.2

5

Its species name, thwazi, means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language.1

6

The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton nicknamed 'Kirky' because it was found in the Kirkwood Formation.1

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

?How big was Nqwebasaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in weight, based on estimates by Gregory S. Paul. The only known fossil was a late juvenile about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long.1

?What did Nqwebasaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to grind up tough plant food, and its teeth were reduced and not serrated.1

?How fast could Nqwebasaurus run?

Its species name thwazi means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language, so it was built for speed. No exact speed is known from the fossils.1

?When did Nqwebasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago.1

?Where was Nqwebasaurus found?

In South Africa, in the Kirkwood Formation. The only fossil was discovered in July 1996.1

?Is Nqwebasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur, specifically a basal coelurosaur.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Nqwebasaurus
Ku ko tudde
de Klerk et al. 20003
Kurél
Dino yu niru otris
Njaboot / klad
Ornithomimosauria3
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Màggaayu doj yi
143 ba 133 milyoŋ at (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj
Kirkwood3
Réew yi
Afrig di Sid3
Fosil yu ñu gis
1 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees
Nqwebasaurus was discovered in July 1996 by William J. de Klerk and Callum Ross during a joint expedition in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. It was named and described in 2000.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are not sure exactly where Nqwebasaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some studies say it is a basal ornithomimosaur, but others have placed it among coelurosaurs, compsognathids, or alvarezsaurids.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Nqwebasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new coelurosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of South Africa (tandfonline.com)
  3. Nqwebasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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