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Umfanekiso wekhathuni: Vectipelta
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Vectipelta

Igama lithetha: “Isle of Wight shield”1
Yayitya: IzityaloIidayinaso ezinesikrweqeiCretaceous yokuqala

Vectipelta was an armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank! It had blade-like armour and spikes sticking out of its body. Even though it looked scary, it was a gentle plant-eater.2

Yaphila
139 ukuya ku-137 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo6
iCretaceous yokuqala
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom16
Ubude
4 ukuya ku-5 m (13 ukuya ku-16 ft)1
Ubunzima
1.35 iitoni (3,000 lb)3
Ukuphakama
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
uqikelelo
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-17 km/h (11 mph)
Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

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

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Vectipelta malunga ne-5 m ubude (16 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)Vectipeltamalunga ne-1.5 m ukuphakama (4.9 ft)Ihashemalunga ne-1.6 m (5.2 ft)Indlovumalunga ne-3.2 m (10 ft)

uqikelelo

Yayinzima kangakanani?

inzima njengezinja ezingama-68
inde njengezinja ezingama-5, impumlo ukuya emsileniinde njengeebhanana ezingama-28 zilandelelanainzima njengamavatala angama-270inzima njengabantwana basenkulisa abangama-71inzima njengabantwana besikolo abangama-42inzima njengeebhere ezimhlophe ezingama-3ibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-21 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Vectipelta wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Vectipelta is the first new armoured dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight in 142 years.12

2

Its fossils were found near Chilton Chine on the Isle of Wight, first by Gavin Leng in 1993 and then by Lin Spearpoint in 1994.1

3

Scientists used to think these bones belonged to another dinosaur called Polacanthus, but now they know Vectipelta is a different species.12

4

Vectipelta is more closely related to armoured dinosaurs from China than to other English ankylosaurs like Polacanthus.2

5

This dinosaur was named after Paul Barrett, a palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum in London.12

6

Vectipelta lived about 139 to 137 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.6

7

The site where Vectipelta was found, the Wessex Formation, is a very important place for learning about how dinosaurs went extinct.2

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

?How big was Vectipelta?

Scientists do not know exactly, but it was a medium-sized ankylosaur with short legs and a wide, flat body, similar to other armoured dinosaurs.4

?What did Vectipelta eat?

It was a plant-eater, eating ferns and other plants that grew in the humid forests of the Early Cretaceous.4

?When did Vectipelta live?

Vectipelta lived about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.4

?Why is Vectipelta named after Paul Barrett?

It was named to honour palaeontologist Paul Barrett of the Natural History Museum for his support and mentorship.15

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Vectipelta
Inikwe igama ngu:
Pond et al. 20236
Iqela
Iidayinaso ezinesikrweqe
Usapho / iclade
Ankylosauria6
Ukuhlelwa
Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora6
Ubudala bamatye
139 ukuya ku-137 izigidi zeminyaka (Berriasian)6
Izakhiwo zamatye
Wessex6
Amazwe
iUnited Kingdom6
Iirekhodi zeefosili
1 kwi-Paleobiology Database6
Ukufunyanwa
Vectipelta was named in 2023 by Stuart Pond and colleagues. The fossils were found in 1993 and 1994 on the Isle of Wight, England, and were first thought to be from a different dinosaur, Polacanthus.16
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists aren't sure exactly how long Vectipelta was, because only a partial skeleton has been found.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Vectipelta (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Isle of Wight: New dinosaur species discovered (bbc.com)
  3. Vectipelta barretti | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  4. New species of dinosaur named after Museum scientist Paul Barrett | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  5. New dinosaur named for Natural History Museum Professor | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Vectipelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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