Dongyangopelta

Igama lithetha: “Dongyang shield”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIidayinaso ezinesikrweqeiCretaceous yokuqala ukuya ku-iCretaceous yamva

Dongyangopelta was an armoured dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had a bony shield on its hips made of fused lumps of bone, and its back was covered with spikes and plates.1

Yaphila

113 ukuya ku-94 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iCretaceous yokuqala ukuya ku-iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Zhejiang Province, China1 2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-18 km/h (11 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)

Dongyangopelta malunga ne-18 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Dongyangopelta is one of the only nodosaurid armoured dinosaurs known from Asia, along with Taohelong and Sauroplites.1

Its name means 'Dongyang shield' because it was found near Dongyang City in China and had a shield of fused bones on its hips.1

The pelvic shield of Dongyangopelta was made of many fused bony bumps called osteoderms, arranged in a rosette pattern with larger bumps in the middle.1

Its thigh bone (femur) was 46 centimetres (18.1 inches) long, straight and strong, with a distinct head separated from the greater trochanter.1

Dongyangopelta had thin triangular plates on its body that ranged from 10 to 35 centimetres (3.9 to 13.8 inches) long.1

The fossil was discovered in October 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in a hillside near Yangyan Village, Zhejiang Province, China.1

Dongyangopelta lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous period, about 105 to 96 million years ago.1

Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Dongyangopelta — Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Dongyangopelta 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: Dongyangopelta

?How big was Dongyangopelta?

Scientists do not know its full size yet, but its thigh bone (femur) was 46 centimetres (18.1 inches) long, and its triangular back plates ranged from 10 to 35 centimetres (3.9 to 13.8 inches) long.1

?What did Dongyangopelta eat?

Dongyangopelta was a plant-eater. As a nodosaurid ankylosaur, it ate low-growing plants like ferns and cycads.1

?When did Dongyangopelta live?

Dongyangopelta lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous period, about 105 to 96 million years ago.1

?Where was Dongyangopelta found?

Its fossil was discovered in October 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in a hillside near Yangyan Village, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, China.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Dongyangopelta
Inikwe igama ngu:: Chen et al. 20133
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezinesikrweqe
Usapho / iclade: Nodosauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora3
Ubudala bamatye: 113 ukuya ku-94 izigidi zeminyaka (Albian / Cenomanian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Chaochuan3
Amazwe: iTshayina3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Dongyangopelta was named in 2013 by Chen Rongjun and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in Zhejiang, China, and dug up by a team of scientists from several museums.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly how Dongyangopelta is related to other nodosaurids. Some studies place it close to Zhejiangosaurus, others put it near Sauroplites and Taohelong.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Dongyangopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Dongyangopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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