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Europasaurus

Igama lithetha: “Europe lizard”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiJurassic yamva

Europasaurus was a tiny sauropod dinosaur that lived on an island in what is now Germany. It was a dwarf, much smaller than its giant relatives like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it shrank because food was limited on its island home.2 1

Yaphila

152 ukuya ku-149 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iJurassic yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Langenberg quarry, near Oker, northern Germany1 4

Ubude

5.7 ukuya ku-6.2 m (19 ukuya ku-20 ft)1

Ubunzima

750 kg ukuya ku-2.1 iitoni (1,700 ukuya ku-4,600 lb)1

Ukuphakama

1.7 m (5.6 ft)

uqikelelo

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengeemoto ezingama-1.5

inde njengezinja ezingama-6, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-34 zilandelelanainzima njengezinja ezingama-100inzima njengamavatala angama-420inzima njengamagumbi okufundela apheleleyo abantwana angama-2.5inzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-5ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-13 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Europasaurus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

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

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

Europasaurus malunga ne-27 km/h (17 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Europasaurus is one of the smallest known sauropods, only about as long as a car.1

It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 151 million years ago.1

Fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in herds.2 1

The first fossil was a single tooth found by a private collector named Holger Lüdtke in 1998.1

Bone studies show that Europasaurus grew more slowly than its giant relatives, a sign of island dwarfism.2

About one third of the Europasaurus bones found have tooth marks, probably from fish or crocodile-like scavengers.1

Young Europasaurus had well-developed inner ears, meaning they could probably hear well and may have stayed close to adults for protection.1

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

?How big was Europasaurus?

About 5.7 to 6.2 metres long, weighing 750 to 2,100 kilograms as an adult. That is roughly as long as a car.1 3

?Why was Europasaurus so small?

It was a dwarf species due to insular dwarfism, meaning it shrank because it lived on an island with limited food. Bone studies show it grew more slowly than its giant relatives.2 1

?What did Europasaurus eat?

It was herbivorous, meaning it ate plants. Conifer cones and twigs from araucarian trees (like modern monkey puzzle trees) have been found at its fossil site.3 1

?Did Europasaurus live in herds?

Yes, fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in groups. Scientists think a herd might have drowned while crossing a tidal zone.1

?When did Europasaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 154 to 151 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Europasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in a quarry at Langenberg Mountain in northern Germany. It lived on an island in the Lower Saxony basin.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Europasaurus was just a baby of a larger sauropod.

Inyaniso: Bone histology shows that the fossils are from adults, not juveniles. Europasaurus was a true dwarf species.2 1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Europasaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Sander et al. 20064
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Camarasauromorpha4
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Ubudala bamatye: 152 ukuya ku-149 izigidi zeminyaka (Kimmeridgian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Süntel4
Amazwe: iJamani4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: The first fossils were found in 1998 by Holger Lüdtke in a quarry in Germany. After more bones were found, the species was named Europasaurus holgeri in 2006 by Sander and colleagues.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure exactly why Europasaurus became so small, but they think it was because it lived on an island with limited food.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Europasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
nature.com (nature.com)
Europasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Europasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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