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Igai

Igama lithetha: “Igai is named after the 'lord of the oasis' deity from ancient Egyptian mythology, and 'semkhu' means 'the forgotten'.”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiCretaceous yamva

Igai was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through what is now Egypt about 74 million years ago. It was a titanosaur, a group of sauropods known for their huge bodies and small heads. Even though it was big, it was actually one of the smaller titanosaurs!1 2

Yaphila

84 ukuya ku-72 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iCretaceous yamva

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Fossils were found in the Kharga Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt, in the Quseir Formation.1 2

Ubude

10 ukuya ku-15 m (33 ukuya ku-49 ft)2

Ukuphakama

3.5 m (11 ft)

uqikelelo

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-16 km/h (10 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

uqikelelo

inde njengeemoto ezingama-3 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-83 zilandelelanaibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-22 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Igai 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)

Igai malunga ne-16 km/h (10 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Igai had air sacs inside its backbone bones, making them light and spongy, which helped it grow so large.2

Its fifth metacarpal (a bone in the hand) had two unique bumps on the inner side that no other titanosaur has.2

Igai was more slender than many other titanosaurs, with leg bones that were relatively thin and graceful.2

The first and second metatarsals (foot bones) had deep grooves on their upper surfaces, a feature not seen in other titanosaurs.2

Igai lived about 74 million years ago, during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous.2

Igai was probably bigger than its close relative Mansourasaurus, which was about 8 to 10 metres long.2

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

?How big was Igai?

Igai was about 10 to 15 metres long, which is bigger than its relative Mansourasaurus at 8 to 10 metres.2 1

?What did Igai eat?

Igai was a plant-eater, like all sauropods. It used its long neck to reach leaves and plants.2

?When did Igai live?

Igai lived about 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2 1

?Where was Igai found?

Igai was found in the Kharga Oasis in Egypt, in rocks called the Quseir Formation.2 1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Igai was a giant, slow-moving beast like other sauropods.

Inyaniso: Igai was actually relatively small and slender for a titanosaur, and its limb bones suggest it was quite agile for its size.2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Igai
Inikwe igama ngu:: Gorscak et al. 20234
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Saltasauridae4
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Ubudala bamatye: 84 ukuya ku-72 izigidi zeminyaka (Campanian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Quseir4
Amazwe: iYiputa4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Fossils of Igai were first found in 1977 by German scientists in the Kharga Oasis, Egypt. It was named and described in 2023 by Gorscak and colleagues.2 3
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating whether Igai was fully grown when it died, because some bones suggest it might not have been completely mature.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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

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