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Liaoningosaurus

Igama lithetha: “Liaoning lizard”1

Yayitya: InyamaIidayinaso ezinesikrweqeiCretaceous yokuqala

Liaoningosaurus was a tiny armoured dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It was so small that a full-grown one was only about as long as a ruler! Scientists think it might have been able to swim and eat fish, which is very unusual for an armoured dinosaur.1 2

Yaphila

126 ukuya ku-120 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo5

iCretaceous yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Liaoning Province, China1 3

Ubude

0.34 m (1.1 ft)2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-15 km/h (9 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

inde njengezitena zokudlala ezingama-11 zilandelelanaibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-24 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Liaoningosaurus 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)

Liaoningosaurus malunga ne-15 km/h (9 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Liaoningosaurus is the smallest known armoured dinosaur. The first fossil found was only 34 centimetres (about 13 inches) long.2

It had a large bony plate on its belly that looked like a shell. No other armoured dinosaur has such a plate.2

Some scientists think Liaoningosaurus could swim. Its skeleton has features that might help it paddle in water.1

Fossilized fish bones were found inside the stomach of one Liaoningosaurus. This suggests it ate fish, which is rare for an armoured plant-eater.1

Liaoningosaurus lived about 125 to 119 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.3

It is the oldest known armoured dinosaur that had a tail club. The tail club could have been used for defence.1

More than 20 fossils of Liaoningosaurus have been found, all from young animals. No adult has been discovered yet.1

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

?Was Liaoningosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a small armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaurid.1

?How big was Liaoningosaurus?

It was tiny. The first fossil found was only 34 centimetres (about 13 inches) long. The largest known specimen was less than 45 centimetres (about 18 inches) long.1

?Did Liaoningosaurus eat fish?

Some scientists think so. Fish bones were found inside the stomach of one fossil, but not all experts agree it ate fish.1

?Could Liaoningosaurus swim?

Maybe. Some scientists think it was semiaquatic because of its shell-like belly plate and other features, but others disagree.1

?Did Liaoningosaurus have a tail club?

It had the handle part of a tail club, but not the big knob at the end. It is the oldest known ankylosaurid to have a tail club handle.1

?Why is Liaoningosaurus so small?

All the fossils found so far are from young animals, not adults. Scientists are not sure how big a full-grown one would be.1 4

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Liaoningosaurus was a slow, clumsy plant-eater that could not defend itself.

Inyaniso: Liaoningosaurus had a tail club and a bony belly plate for protection. It may have been a fast swimmer that hunted fish.1 2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Liaoningosaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Xu et al. 20015
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezinesikrweqe
Usapho / iclade: Ankylosauridae5
Ukuhlelwa: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
Ubudala bamatye: 126 ukuya ku-120 izigidi zeminyaka (Barremian / Aptian)5
Izakhiwo zamatye: Yixian5
Amazwe: iTshayina5
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database5
Ukufunyanwa: Liaoningosaurus was named in 2001 by Xu Xing, Wang Xiaolin, and You Hailu. The first fossil was found in Liaoning Province, China, and it was a nearly complete skeleton of a baby dinosaur.1 2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure if Liaoningosaurus really lived in water and ate fish, or if it was mostly a land animal that sometimes ate fish.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Liaoningosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A juvenile ankylosaur from China (ivpp.cas.cn)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
First armoured dinosaur hatchling discovered in China | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Liaoningosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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