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Oplosaurus

Tur bi mooy: “armed lizard or weapon lizard”1
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Oplosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on the Isle of Wight during the Early Cretaceous. It is known from just one big tooth, but that tooth tells us it was a giant, like a Brachiosaurus. Imagine a gentle giant munching on leaves with a tooth as big as your hand!12

Dundoon
am na 137 ba 121 milyoŋ at3
Kretase bu jëkk
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Brighstone Bay (formerly Brixton Bay), Isle of Wight, England132
Guddaay
22 ba 25 m (72 ba 82 ft)12
Kawewaay
5,5 m (18 ft)
jortu
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 10 km/h (6 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Oplosaurus lu tollu ci 25 m ci guddaay (82 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?

Faslu tollu ci 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Ñeylu tollu ci 3,2 m (10 ft)Oplosauruslu tollu ci 5,5 m ci kawewaay (18 ft)Njamalalu tollu ci 5,5 m (18 ft)

jortu

gudd ni 6 oto yu ñu taxawal ci benn rëddgudd ni 140 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalekawe ba mën a xool ci palanteer bu nekk ci eta 2mënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 36 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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1

Oplosaurus is known only from a single tooth, found in the 1850s. This tooth is 85 mm (3.35 inches) tall, about as long as a credit card.12

2

The tooth looks very similar to a Brachiosaurus tooth, so scientists think Oplosaurus was a giant sauropod, maybe 25 metres (82 feet) long.12

3

Its name means 'armed lizard' or 'weapon lizard', probably because the tooth looked like a weapon. The species name armatus also means 'armed' in Latin.1

4

Some scientists think Oplosaurus might have been a turiasaur, a group of primitive sauropods with heart-shaped teeth. Others place it in the Camarasauridae family.1

5

The tooth has a pointed tip and wear facets from grinding plants. This shows Oplosaurus was a plant-eater that chewed its food.1

6

Oplosaurus lived on the Isle of Wight when it was a low plain with rivers and lakes. The climate was warm and humid, like a subtropical forest.1

7

Because only one tooth has been found, Oplosaurus is a 'tooth taxon'. Scientists are not sure if it is a valid genus or if the tooth belongs to another dinosaur like Pelorosaurus.12

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

?How big was Oplosaurus?

About 25 metres (82 feet) long, based on its tooth being as big as a Brachiosaurus tooth.12

?What did Oplosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its tooth has wear facets from grinding tough vegetation.12

?Where was Oplosaurus found?

On the Isle of Wight, England, in the Wessex Formation near Brighstone Bay.12

?Is Oplosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the Early Cretaceous.13

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Oplosaurus was an armoured dinosaur like Hylaeosaurus.

Dëgg: Scientists once thought the tooth belonged to an armoured dinosaur because it was sharp, but Oplosaurus is now considered a long-necked sauropod, not an armoured dinosaur.1

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Turu xam-xam
Oplosaurus
Ku ko tudde
Gervais 18523
Kurél
Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad
Sauropoda3
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Màggaayu doj yi
137 ba 121 milyoŋ at (Valanginian / Barremian)3
Réew yi
Angalteer3
Fosil yu ñu gis
1 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees
In 1852, geologist Thomas Wright reported a large tooth found near Brixton Bay on the Isle of Wight. French paleontologist Paul Gervais named it Oplosaurus armatus the same year.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are not sure if Oplosaurus is a valid dinosaur or if its tooth belongs to another sauropod such as Pelorosaurus or a turiasaur.12

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Oplosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Oplosaurus, a possible Camarasaur from the Isle of Wight - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
  3. Oplosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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