Kartu dino No. 1534 ci 2 027

Rapetosaurus

Tur bi mooy: “Rapeto lizard, after a giant deity in Malagasy folklore”1

Lekkoon: GàncaxBaat yu guddKretase bu mujj

Rapetosaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived on the island of Madagascar. It was one of the last giant sauropods, but it was smaller than its huge cousins like Argentinosaurus. A nearly complete skeleton of a baby Rapetosaurus helped scientists learn a lot about how titanosaurs grew.1

Dundoon

am na 72 ba 66 milyoŋ at3

Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Mahajanga basin, northwestern Madagascar (Maevarano Formation)1 3

Guddaay

15 ba 16,5 m (49 ba 54 ft)1

Diisaay

10,3 toon (22 700 lb)1

Kawewaay

2,5 ba 3,5 m (8,2 ba 11 ft)1 2

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 15 km/h (9 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?

Naka la diisoon?

diis ni 7 oto

gudd ni 4 oto yu ñu taxawal ci benn rëddgudd ni 92 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 1,5 ñeydiis ni 2100 xaaldiis ni 13 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 23 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 24 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

Naka la Rapetosaurus 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)

Rapetosaurus lu tollu ci 15 km/h (9 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)

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Xibaar yu neex

Rapetosaurus is the most complete titanosaur ever found, with a skull still attached to its body.1

A baby Rapetosaurus weighed only about 3.4 kilograms (7.5 pounds) when it hatched, but could grow to over 10 tonnes as an adult.1

The young Rapetosaurus probably did not need its parents to survive, but it may have starved during Madagascar's harsh dry seasons.1

Rapetosaurus lived alongside the fierce predator Majungasaurus, which may have hunted it.1

Unlike many other titanosaurs, Rapetosaurus shared its home with only one other large plant-eater, another titanosaur.1

The name Rapetosaurus comes from Rapeto, a giant in Malagasy stories who shaped the land.1

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

?How big was Rapetosaurus?

Rapetosaurus reached about 15 metres (49 feet) long as an adult, and one estimate put a probable adult at 16.5 metres (54 feet) and 10.3 tonnes (11.35 short tons). A juvenile measured 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed about as much as an elephant.1

?What did Rapetosaurus eat?

Rapetosaurus was a herbivore, eating plants. Its small, pencil-like teeth were good for ripping leaves off trees but not for chewing.1

?When did Rapetosaurus live?

Rapetosaurus lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period.1

?Was Rapetosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Rapetosaurus was longer than Tyrannosaurus rex, reaching about 15 metres (49 feet) compared to T. rex's roughly 12 metres (40 feet), but the sources do not directly compare them.1

?Did Rapetosaurus have feathers?

No, Rapetosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur, and sauropods did not have feathers. The sources do not mention feathers.1

?Could Rapetosaurus swim?

The sources do not say whether Rapetosaurus could swim, but it may have roamed coastal environments like tidal flats.1

Ku tas léeb yu dul dëgg

Léeb: Some people think all titanosaurs were enormous, like Argentinosaurus.

Dëgg: Rapetosaurus was much smaller, only about 15 to 16.5 meters (49 to 54 feet) long, which is less than half the length of its giant relatives.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Rapetosaurus
Ku ko tudde: Curry Rogers and Forster 20013
Kurél: Baat yu gudd
Njaboot / klad: Saltasauroidea3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Màggaayu doj yi: 72 ba 66 milyoŋ at (Maastrichtian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Maevarano3
Réew yi: Madagaskaar3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 5 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: Rapetosaurus was named in 2001 by Kristina Curry Rogers and Catherine Forster. The fossils were found in Madagascar by a team from Stony Brook University led by David Krause.1 2
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are still debating exactly how fast Rapetosaurus grew and how long it took to reach adult size.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Rapetosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
The last of the dinosaur titans: a new sauropod from Madagascar | Nature (nature.com)
Rapetosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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