Eucnemesaurus

Igama lithetha: “good tibia lizard”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiTriassic yamva

Eucnemesaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that stomped around South Africa during the Late Triassic. It had strong leg bones and a heavy body, making it one of the early giants of the dinosaur world.1 3

Yaphila

227 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iTriassic yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Lower Elliot Formation, Slabberts district, Orange Free State, South Africa1

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)

Eucnemesaurus 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

Eucnemesaurus was once mistaken for a giant meat-eater called Aliwalia, but scientists later realized it was a plant-eating sauropodomorph.1

The name Eucnemesaurus means 'good tibia lizard' because its shin bones (tibiae) were very strong and sturdy.1

Fossils of Eucnemesaurus are about 228 million years old, from the Late Triassic period.1

A second species, Eucnemesaurus entaxonis, was named in 2015 based on a nearly complete skeleton.2

Eucnemesaurus is closely related to Riojasaurus, another early long-necked dinosaur from South America.1 3

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

?How big was Eucnemesaurus?

Scientists do not have a precise size estimate, but its large femur (thigh bone) suggests it was a big early dinosaur, comparable in size to later theropods like Allosaurus.1

?What did Eucnemesaurus eat?

Eucnemesaurus was a plant-eater. It is a sauropodomorph, a group of long-necked dinosaurs that ate plants.1

?Was Eucnemesaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Eucnemesaurus was a dinosaur. It was a basal sauropodomorph, which is a type of long-necked dinosaur.1

?When did Eucnemesaurus live?

Eucnemesaurus lived during the Late Triassic period, about 228 million years ago.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Eucnemesaurus was a giant carnivorous dinosaur like T. rex.

Inyaniso: Eucnemesaurus was actually a plant-eater. The confusion came from a meat-eating jawbone that was mixed with its fossils.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Eucnemesaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Van Hoepen 19203
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Riojasauridae3
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha3
Ubudala bamatye: 227 ukuya ku-201 izigidi zeminyaka (Norian / Rhaetian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Elliot3
Amazwe: uMzantsi Afrika3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 4 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ikwaziwa ngokuba: Aliwalia (amagama amadala ngoku abalwa njengesilwanyana esinye)3
Ukufunyanwa: Eucnemesaurus was named in 1920 by Dutch paleontologist Egbert Cornelis Nicolaas van Hoepen. He found the first fossils in the Slabberts district of South Africa.1 3
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating exactly how Eucnemesaurus moved. Its sturdy feet suggest it walked more slowly than other early sauropodomorphs.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Eucnemesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A second species of Eucnemesaurus Van Hoepen, 1920 (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha): new information on the diversity and evolution of the sauropodomorph fauna of South Africa's lower Elliot Formation (latest Triassic): Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 35 , No 5 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
Eucnemesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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