Blikanasaurus

Igama lithetha: “lizard from Blikana”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiTriassic yamva

Blikanasaurus was a thick, heavy dinosaur that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on all four legs and was an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods. Scientists only know it from a few leg bones, so it is still a bit of a mystery.1

Yaphila

227 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5

iTriassic yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

South Africa, in the Eastern Cape and Free State provinces1 2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-38 km/h (24 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Blikanasaurus malunga ne-38 km/h (24 mph)

Ihashe elibaleka ngamandla malunga ne-65 km/h (40 mph)

Ingwenkala malunga ne-100 km/h (62 mph)

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Blikanasaurus is only known from a few hindlimb bones, including a partial foot and leg, found at the foot of Blikana Mountain.1

Its leg bones were very thick and heavy, suggesting Blikanasaurus was a sturdy, robust dinosaur that probably walked on all fours.1

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

The species name cromptoni honors American paleontologist A.W. 'Fuzz' Crompton, who led many fossil hunts in South Africa.1

Some scientists think Blikanasaurus belongs to its own family called Blikanasauridae, but this is not widely accepted.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Blikanasaurus — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Blikanasaurus esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.

ubuzile

Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Blikanasaurus

?How big was Blikanasaurus?

Nobody knows for sure because only a few leg bones have been found. The bones are thick and heavy, so it was a sturdy, robust dinosaur, but its exact size is unknown.1

?What did Blikanasaurus eat?

Blikanasaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that mostly ate plants.3

?When did Blikanasaurus live?

Blikanasaurus lived about 210 million years ago, during the Late Triassic period.1

?Where was Blikanasaurus found?

Blikanasaurus was found in South Africa, near Blikana Mountain in the Eastern Cape and also in the Eastern Free State.1 4

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Blikanasaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Galton and Van Heerden 19855
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Sauropodiformes5
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha5
Ubudala bamatye: 227 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka (Norian / Rhaetian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye: Elliot5
Amazwe: uMzantsi Afrika5
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa: Blikanasaurus was named in 1985 by Peter Galton and Jacques Van Heerden. The first fossils were found around 1965 at the foot of Blikana Mountain in South Africa.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how Blikanasaurus is related to other dinosaurs. Some think it is a very early sauropod, while others place it as a more primitive sauropodomorph.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Blikanasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
BLIKANASAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
wiredspace.wits.ac.za (wiredspace.wits.ac.za)
Blikanasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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