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Massospondylus

Igama lithetha: “longer vertebra”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiTriassic yamva ukuya ku-iJurassic yokuqala

Massospondylus was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived in southern Africa during the Early Jurassic. It had a small head, a long neck and tail, and a slender body. This dinosaur walked on two legs and used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants.1

Yaphila

237 ukuya ku-175 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iTriassic yamva ukuya ku-iJurassic yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and Namibia1 4

Ubude

4 ukuya ku-6 m (13 ukuya ku-20 ft)1

Ubunzima

70 kg ukuya ku-136.7 kg (154 ukuya ku-301 lb)3 1

Ukuphakama

1.8 m (5.9 ft)2

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-41 km/h (25 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengezinja ezingama-7

inde njengezinja ezingama-6, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-33 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-27inzima njengabantwana basenkulisa abangama-7inzima njengabantwana besikolo abangama-4ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-8.8 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Massospondylus 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)

Massospondylus malunga ne-41 km/h (25 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Massospondylus was one of the first dinosaurs to be named, described by Richard Owen in 1854.1

Its name means 'longer vertebra' because Owen thought the neck bones were tail bones.1

Fossil eggs and embryos of Massospondylus have been found, and they are among the oldest known dinosaur eggs.1

The eggshell of Massospondylus was extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick.1

Baby Massospondylus had proportionally longer arms and a larger head than adults, suggesting they may have walked on four legs when young.1

Massospondylus could speed up or slow down its growth depending on how much food was available.1

The oldest known Massospondylus was about 20 years old when it died.1

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

?How big was Massospondylus?

Massospondylus was about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long, with a small head, long neck and tail, and a slender body. It weighed around 150 kilograms (330 pounds) according to the Natural History Museum.1 3

?What did Massospondylus eat?

It was probably a herbivore (plant-eater), though some scientists think it may have been omnivorous. It used its sharp thumb claws to pull down branches or dig up plants, and it may have swallowed stones to help grind tough leaves in its stomach.1 2

?Did Massospondylus walk on two legs or four?

It is now considered to have been bipedal (walked on two legs), though it was long thought to be quadrupedal. Some studies suggest babies may have walked on four legs, but newer research says it was bipedal at all ages.1

?When did Massospondylus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 184 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Massospondylus found?

Fossils have been found in southern Africa, including South Africa, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe, and also in Namibia. Some fossils from the US and Argentina were once assigned to it but are now considered different dinosaurs.1 2

?Did Massospondylus lay eggs?

Yes, it laid eggs, and some of the oldest known dinosaur eggs and embryos belong to this genus. The eggshells were extremely thin, less than 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Massospondylus was a four-legged (quadrupedal) dinosaur.

Inyaniso: Scientists now think Massospondylus walked on two legs (bipedal), though babies may have been four-legged.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Massospondylus
Inikwe igama ngu:: Owen 18544
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Massospondylidae4
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha4
Ubudala bamatye: 237 ukuya ku-175 izigidi zeminyaka (Carnian / Toarcian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Elliot, Mpandi, Forest Sandstone4
Amazwe: uMzantsi Afrika, iZimbabwe, iLesotho, iNamibia4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 80 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: The first fossils of Massospondylus were found in 1853 or 1854 by Joseph Millard Orpen and his brothers on a farm in the Drakensberg mountains near Harrismith, South Africa. Their father donated the fossils to the Hunterian Museum in London, where Richard Owen described and named the dinosaur in 1854.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are still debating whether Massospondylus was purely a plant-eater or also ate small animals or carrion.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

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

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