Sarcolestes

Igama lithetha: “flesh robber”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIidayinaso ezinesikrweqeiJurassic ephakathi

Sarcolestes was an armoured dinosaur that lived in England about 165 million years ago. It had a bony plate fused to its jaw, which helped protect its face.2 1

Yaphila

165 ukuya ku-162 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo3

iJurassic ephakathi

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Oxford Clay, England, United Kingdom3 1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-18 km/h (11 mph)

Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

iTriassic

iJurassic

iCretaceous

Izigidi ezingama-252 zeminyaka eyadlulayo20114566, i-asteroyidi

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3 mph)

Umntwana ekhwele ibhayisikile malunga ne-12 km/h (7 mph)

Sarcolestes malunga ne-18 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Sarcolestes is one of the oldest known armoured dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic.1

The only fossil found so far is a partial left lower jaw with a bony plate stuck to its side.2 1

When it was first discovered, scientists thought Sarcolestes was a meat-eating dinosaur. Now we know it was a plant-eater.1

Its name means 'flesh robber' because the first scientist who studied it believed it was a predator.1

Sarcolestes lived alongside other Jurassic animals in the Oxford Clay sea, which was a shallow ocean at the time.3

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Eyona mibuzo ibuzwa kakhulu: Sarcolestes

?What did Sarcolestes eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). Scientists used to think it was a meat-eater, but now they know it ate plants.1 3

?How big was Sarcolestes?

Nobody knows for sure. The only fossil found is a partial jaw, so scientists cannot estimate its full size.1

?Is Sarcolestes a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Sarcolestes?

Its name means 'flesh robber' in Greek. The first scientist who studied it thought it was a meat-eating predator, so he gave it that name.1

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Sarcolestes was a fierce meat-eater.

Inyaniso: Sarcolestes was actually a plant-eating armoured dinosaur, not a predator.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Sarcolestes
Inikwe igama ngu:: Lydekker 18933
Iqela: Iidayinaso ezinesikrweqe
Usapho / iclade: Ankylosauria3
Ukuhlelwa: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora3
Ubudala bamatye: 165 ukuya ku-162 izigidi zeminyaka (Callovian)3
Izakhiwo zamatye: Oxford Clay3
Amazwe: iUnited Kingdom3
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 2 kwi-Paleobiology Database3
Ukufunyanwa: Sarcolestes was named in 1893 by Richard Lydekker. The fossil was found by Alfred Nicholson Leeds in the Oxford Clay of England.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure whether Sarcolestes belongs to the nodosaurid family of armoured dinosaurs or to another group.2 1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Sarcolestes (en.wikipedia.org)
Sarcolestes leedsi Lydekker, an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte Jg. 1983 Heft 3, Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
Sarcolestes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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