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Obelignathus

Tur bi mooy: “Obelix jaw, named after the strong cartoon character Obelix because its jaw bone was unusually thick and strong”1
Lekkoon: GàncaxDino yu lekk gàncax te am gémmiñu piccKretase bu mujj

Obelignathus was a medium-sized plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now southern France. It had a very thick and strong lower jaw, which helped it chew tough plants. Its name comes from a cartoon character known for being super strong!21

Dundoon
am na 84 ba 66 milyoŋ at5
Kretase bu mujj
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Montouliers, Hérault, southern France21
Guddaay
2 ba 3 m (6,6 ba 9,8 ft)4
Kawewaay
0,94 m (3,1 ft)
jortu
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 46 km/h (29 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Obelignathus lu tollu ci 3 m ci guddaay (9,8 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?

Muusu kërlu tollu ci 0,3 m (1 ft)Xajlu tollu ci 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Obelignathuslu tollu ci 0,94 m ci kawewaay (3,1 ft)Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

jortu

gudd ni 3 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 17 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalemënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 7,8 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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

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Naka la gaawoon?

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1

Obelignathus is known from only a single jaw bone, a right dentary, found in 1990.2

2

Its jaw is about three times longer than it is high, which is shorter and thicker than in its relatives.1

3

Obelignathus lived between about 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.3

4

This dinosaur was originally thought to be a species of Rhabdodon, but scientists later gave it its own genus in 2025.21

5

Obelignathus belonged to a group called rhabdodontomorphs, which were plant-eating dinosaurs that lived on islands in Europe.1

6

The name Obelignathus combines 'Obelix' (a strong cartoon character) and the Greek word for 'jaw'.1

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

?What did Obelignathus eat?

Obelignathus was a plant-eating dinosaur. Its strong jaw helped it chew tough plants.5

?How big was Obelignathus?

Obelignathus was a medium-sized dinosaur. Its jaw bone is about 130 to 140 mm long, so it was probably a few metres long.1

?When did Obelignathus live?

Obelignathus lived between about 83 and 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.25

?Is Obelignathus a dinosaur?

No, Obelignathus is not a dinosaur. It is a prehistoric reptile from the group called rhabdodontomorphs.2

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Obelignathus
Ku ko tudde
Czepiński and Madzia 20255
Kurél
Dino yu lekk gàncax te am gémmiñu picc
Njaboot / klad
Rhabdodontomorpha5
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia5
Màggaayu doj yi
84 ba 66 milyoŋ at (Campanian / Maastrichtian)5
Formasiyoŋi doj
Grès à Reptiles5
Réew yi
Faraas5
Fosil yu ñu gis
2 ci The Paleobiology Database5
Gisees
The jaw bone was found in 1990 near Montouliers, France. It was first named Rhabdodon septimanicus by Éric Buffetaut and Jean Le Loeuff in 1991. In 2025, Czepiński and Madzia renamed it Obelignathus.21
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are not sure exactly where Obelignathus fits in the dinosaur family tree, because only its jaw bone has been found.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
  2. Obelignathus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Obelignathus septimanicus | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  5. Obelignathus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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