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Melanorosaurus

Igama lithetha: “Black Mountain Lizard”1
Yayitya: Kancinci kwayo yonke intoIintamo-ndeiTriassic yamva ukuya ku-iJurassic yokuqala

Melanorosaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that lived during the Late Triassic. It walked on four strong legs and was as long as a school bus. Its bones were very thick and sturdy, like the later giant sauropods.1

Yaphila
227 ukuya ku-193 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3
iTriassic yamva ukuya ku-iJurassic yokuqala
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Lesotho and South Africa3
Ubude
8 m (26 ft)1
Ubunzima
1.3 iitoni (2,900 lb)1
Ukuphakama
2.1 m (6.9 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?

Melanorosaurus malunga ne-8 m ubude (26 ft)Ibhayisikile yomntu omdala malunga ne-1.8 m (5.9 ft)Imoto malunga ne-4.5 m (15 ft)Indlovu, esona silwanyana sikhulu emhlabeni namhlanje malunga ne-6.5 m (21 ft)

Yayiphakame kangakanani?

Injamalunga ne-0.5 m (1.6 ft)Ihashemalunga ne-1.6 m (5.2 ft)Melanorosaurusmalunga ne-2.1 m ukuphakama (6.9 ft)Indlovumalunga ne-3.2 m (10 ft)

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengezinja ezingama-65
inde njengezinja ezingama-8, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-44 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-260inzima njengabantwana basenkulisa abangama-68inzima njengabantwana besikolo abangama-41inzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-3ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-13 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Melanorosaurus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

The name Melanorosaurus comes from the Greek for 'Black Mountain', because its fossils were first found on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in South Africa.1

2

Its skull was about 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and had a pointed snout.1

3

Melanorosaurus had 4 teeth on each side of its upper jaw front and 19 teeth on each side of its upper cheek.1

4

For a long time scientists thought Melanorosaurus was a prosauropod, but now they think it was an early, distant relative of the giant sauropods.1

5

The first fossils of Melanorosaurus were named in 1924 by Sidney H. Haughton.1

6

Some bones once thought to belong to Melanorosaurus have since been given new names, like Meroktenos thabanensis.1

Yenziwe yi-AIUmfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Melanorosaurus
Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Melanorosaurus 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: Melanorosaurus

?How big was Melanorosaurus?

About 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 1.3 tonnes. That is about as long as a school bus.12

?Where was Melanorosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in South Africa, on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei.12

?Was Melanorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It is a type of basal sauropodomorph, an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.12

?How fast could Melanorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but its heavy, sturdy legs suggest it walked slowly on all fours and was not built for speed.12

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Some people think Melanorosaurus was a true sauropod, just like Brachiosaurus.

Inyaniso: Scientists now place Melanorosaurus outside Sauropoda, meaning it was not a true sauropod but a close cousin.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Melanorosaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:
Haughton 19243
Iqela
Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade
Sauropodiformes3
Ukuhlelwa
Sauropodomorpha3
Ubudala bamatye
227 ukuya ku-193 izigidi zeminyaka (Norian / Sinemurian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye
Elliot3
Amazwe
iLesotho, uMzantsi Afrika3
Iirekhodi zeefosili
9 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa
The first fossils were found on the north slope of Thaba 'Nyama in Transkei, South Africa. Sidney H. Haughton described and named Melanorosaurus readi in 1924.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Melanorosaurus and which belong to other, similar dinosaurs.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Melanorosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Melanorosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Melanorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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