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Velafrons

Tur bi mooy: “sailed forehead”1
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Velafrons was a duck-billed dinosaur that lived in Mexico about 73 million years ago. It had a bony crest on its forehead like a little sail. The only skeleton we have is from a youngster, so grown-ups might have been much bigger!1

Dundoon
am na 84 ba 72 milyoŋ at3
Kretase bu mujj
Fosil yu ñu gis ci
Coahuila, Mexico13
Guddaay
ba 7,5 m (25 ft)1
Diisaay
ba 2,5 toon (5 500 lb)1
Gaawaay bi gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 26 km/h (16 mph)
Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas
Jurasik
Kretase
Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la réyoon?

Naka la guddoon?

Velafrons lu tollu ci 7,5 m ci guddaay (25 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 diisoon?

diis ni 1,5 oto
gudd ni 8 xaj, bakkan ba geengudd ni 42 banaana yu ñu topp-toppalediis ni 120 xajdiis ni 500 xaaldiis ni 3 klaas yu mat yu xale yu lekkooldiis ni 6 uurs yu weexmënoon na daw 100 meetar ci 14 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw dafay soxla 9,6)

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1

Velafrons is the first new lambeosaurine dinosaur from North America to be named in over 70 years.1

2

The only known skeleton is from a juvenile, and it is about 60% the size of a full-grown Corythosaurus. So adult Velafrons may have been much larger than the 7.5-metre specimen we found.1

3

Its skull is big compared to other duck-billed dinosaurs of the same age. This might mean adult Velafrons were also larger than their relatives.1

4

Velafrons lived in a warm, coastal environment near an ancient sea, in what is now the desert of Coahuila.1

5

The fossils were found in a grey mudstone that formed from mud at the bottom of an estuary or bay.2

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

?How big was Velafrons?

Velafrons was a medium-sized hadrosaur, measuring about 7.5 metres (25 ft) long and weighing around 2.5 metric tons (2.8 short tons). Since the only known skeleton is from a juvenile, adults might have been much bigger.1

?What did Velafrons eat?

Velafrons was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. As a hadrosaurid, it would have eaten vegetation.13

?Why did Velafrons have a crest?

Velafrons had a bony crest on its forehead, which is why its name means 'sailed forehead'. Scientists think the crest might have been used for display, but they are not sure exactly what for.1

?When did Velafrons live?

Velafrons lived about 73.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossils were found in the Cerro del Pueblo Formation in Mexico.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam
Velafrons
Ku ko tudde
Gates et al. 20073
Kurél
Gémmiñu kanaar
Njaboot / klad
Hadrosauridae3
Klasifikasiyoŋ
Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia > Hadrosauridae3
Màggaayu doj yi
84 ba 72 milyoŋ at (Campanian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj
Cerro del Pueblo3
Réew yi
Meksik3
Fosil yu ñu gis
2 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees
The first Velafrons skeleton was found in 2002 during an excavation by the Utah Museum of Natural History, Royal Tyrrell Museum and Museo del Desierto. It was named by Terry Gates and colleagues in 2007.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey
Scientists are not sure how big adult Velafrons grew, because only a youngster has been found. The crest on its forehead might have grown bigger or changed shape as it aged.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Velafrons (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Velafrons in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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