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Dracopelta

Igama lithetha: “dragon shield”1
Yayitya: IzityaloIidayinaso ezinesikrweqeiJurassic yamva ukuya ku-iCretaceous yokuqala

Dracopelta was a small, armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now Portugal. Its back was covered in bony plates and spikes to protect it from hungry predators.12

Yaphila
145 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5
iJurassic yamva ukuya ku-iCretaceous yokuqala
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Lourinhã Formation, Portugal12
Ubude
1 ukuya ku-2 m (3.3 ukuya ku-6.6 ft)3
Ubunzima
180 kg ukuya ku-300 kg (397 ukuya ku-661 lb)14
Ukuphakama
0.67 m (2.2 ft)
uqikelelo
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-24 km/h (15 mph)
Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic
iJurassic
iCretaceous
Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Dracopelta malunga ne-2 m ubude (6.6 ft)Inja malunga ne-1 m (3.3 ft)Ibhayisikile yomntu omdala malunga ne-1.8 m (5.9 ft)Imoto malunga ne-4.5 m (15 ft)

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

Ikati yasekhayamalunga ne-0.3 m (1 ft)Injamalunga ne-0.5 m (1.6 ft)Dracopeltamalunga ne-0.67 m ukuphakama (2.2 ft)Ihashemalunga ne-1.6 m (5.2 ft)

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengezinja ezingama-15
inde njengeekati zasekhaya ezingama-4, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-11 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-60inzima njengabantwana basenkulisa abangama-16inzima njengabantwana besikolo abangama-9ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-15 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Dracopelta wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

Yimathematika nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwe naphi na.

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Dracopelta was one of the earliest armoured dinosaurs, living about 150 million years ago.1

2

Its name means 'dragon shield' because of the bony plates that covered its back.1

3

The only known fossil was found in 1964 during road construction near Praia da Assenta Sul, Portugal.2

4

Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracopelta is related to other armoured dinosaurs. Some think it might be a nodosaurid, while others say it is too incomplete to tell.32

5

The fossil includes ribs, armour plates, and parts of the back leg, but no skull has been found.2

6

Dracopelta lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants.2

Yenziwe yi-AIUmfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Dracopelta
Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Dracopelta esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.
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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Dracopelta

?How big was Dracopelta?

Scientists estimate Dracopelta was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long and weighed around 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Another estimate suggests it could have been 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long.1

?When did Dracopelta live?

Dracopelta lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 to 145 million years ago.1

?What did Dracopelta eat?

The sources do not say exactly what Dracopelta ate, but it was an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) that lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants, so it likely ate plants.1

?Was Dracopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Dracopelta was a dinosaur. It was an ankylosaurian dinosaur, a type of armoured dinosaur.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Dracopelta
Inikwe igama ngu:
Galton 19805
Iqela
Iidayinaso ezinesikrweqe
Usapho / iclade
Ankylosauria5
Ukuhlelwa
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora5
Ubudala bamatye
145 ukuya ku-143 izigidi zeminyaka (Tithonian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye
Freixial5
Amazwe
iPortugal5
Iirekhodi zeefosili
1 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa
The fossil was found in early 1964 by Leonel Trindade during road works near Barril, Portugal. Georges Zbyszewski and Octávio da Veiga Ferreira dug it out on December 22, 1964. Peter Galton named it Dracopelta zbyszewskii in 1980.2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists still debate whether Dracopelta is a valid genus or a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because the fossil is so incomplete.32

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Dracopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. History of the discovery of the ankylosaur Dracopelta zbyszewskii (Upper Jurassic), with new data about the type specimen and its locality (lneg.pt)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Dracopelta zbyszewskii | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  5. Dracopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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