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Oplosaurus

Igama lithetha: “armed lizard or weapon lizard”1
Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiCretaceous yokuqala

Oplosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on the Isle of Wight during the Early Cretaceous. It is known from just one big tooth, but that tooth tells us it was a giant, like a Brachiosaurus. Imagine a gentle giant munching on leaves with a tooth as big as your hand!12

Yaphila
137 ukuya ku-121 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3
iCretaceous yokuqala
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Brighstone Bay (formerly Brixton Bay), Isle of Wight, England132
Ubude
22 ukuya ku-25 m (72 ukuya ku-82 ft)12
Ukuphakama
5.5 m (18 ft)
uqikelelo
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-10 km/h (6 mph)
Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic
iJurassic
iCretaceous
Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Oplosaurus malunga ne-25 m ubude (82 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?

Ihashemalunga ne-1.6 m (5.2 ft)Indlovumalunga ne-3.2 m (10 ft)Oplosaurusmalunga ne-5.5 m ukuphakama (18 ft)Indlulamthimalunga ne-5.5 m (18 ft)

uqikelelo

inde njengeemoto ezingama-6 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-140 zilandelelanaiphakame ngokwaneleyo ukuba ilunguze efestileni yomgangatho 2ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-36 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Oplosaurus wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Oplosaurus is known only from a single tooth, found in the 1850s. This tooth is 85 mm (3.35 inches) tall, about as long as a credit card.12

2

The tooth looks very similar to a Brachiosaurus tooth, so scientists think Oplosaurus was a giant sauropod, maybe 25 metres (82 feet) long.12

3

Its name means 'armed lizard' or 'weapon lizard', probably because the tooth looked like a weapon. The species name armatus also means 'armed' in Latin.1

4

Some scientists think Oplosaurus might have been a turiasaur, a group of primitive sauropods with heart-shaped teeth. Others place it in the Camarasauridae family.1

5

The tooth has a pointed tip and wear facets from grinding plants. This shows Oplosaurus was a plant-eater that chewed its food.1

6

Oplosaurus lived on the Isle of Wight when it was a low plain with rivers and lakes. The climate was warm and humid, like a subtropical forest.1

7

Because only one tooth has been found, Oplosaurus is a 'tooth taxon'. Scientists are not sure if it is a valid genus or if the tooth belongs to another dinosaur like Pelorosaurus.12

Yenziwe yi-AIUmfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI: Oplosaurus
Umfanekiso owenziwe yi-AI obonisa indlela Oplosaurus esenokuba wayekhangeleka ngayo, wenziwe yikhompyutha ngokwento eyaziwa zizazinzulu. Kukuqikelela nje: esona silwanyana sinokuba sasikhangeleka ngenye indlela, kwaye akukho mntu waziyo imibala yaso yokwenyani.
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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Oplosaurus

?How big was Oplosaurus?

About 25 metres (82 feet) long, based on its tooth being as big as a Brachiosaurus tooth.12

?What did Oplosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its tooth has wear facets from grinding tough vegetation.12

?Where was Oplosaurus found?

On the Isle of Wight, England, in the Wessex Formation near Brighstone Bay.12

?Is Oplosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the Early Cretaceous.13

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Oplosaurus was an armoured dinosaur like Hylaeosaurus.

Inyaniso: Scientists once thought the tooth belonged to an armoured dinosaur because it was sharp, but Oplosaurus is now considered a long-necked sauropod, not an armoured dinosaur.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Oplosaurus
Inikwe igama ngu:
Gervais 18523
Iqela
Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade
Sauropoda3
Ukuhlelwa
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
Ubudala bamatye
137 ukuya ku-121 izigidi zeminyaka (Valanginian / Barremian)3
Amazwe
iUnited Kingdom3
Iirekhodi zeefosili
1 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa
In 1852, geologist Thomas Wright reported a large tooth found near Brixton Bay on the Isle of Wight. French paleontologist Paul Gervais named it Oplosaurus armatus the same year.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists are not sure if Oplosaurus is a valid dinosaur or if its tooth belongs to another sauropod such as Pelorosaurus or a turiasaur.12

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Oplosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Oplosaurus, a possible Camarasaur from the Isle of Wight - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
  3. Oplosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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