Volkheimeria

Igama lithetha: “Volkheimer's lizard, after paleontologist Wolfgang Volkheimer”1

Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiJurassic yokuqala

Volkheimeria was an early, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina about 180 million years ago. It was a sauropod, but not one of the giant ones you might know like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it was still growing when it died, so we don't know exactly how big a full-grown one would be.1

Yaphila

183 ukuya ku-180 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4

iJurassic yokuqala

Iifosili zifunyenwe:

Cerro Cóndor, Chubut Province, Argentina1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-15 km/h (9 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)

Volkheimeria malunga ne-15 km/h (9 mph)

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

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

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago, at a time when many other early sauropods were also appearing.1

The only known skeleton is a partial one, including parts of the backbone, hip bones, a thigh bone, and a shin bone.1

Its thigh bone is 63 cm long, which gives scientists a clue about its size.2

Volkheimeria had air sacs in its neck vertebrae, making its skeleton lighter, but not in its back vertebrae.1

Its tail was probably short because the tail bones are short from front to back.1

Scientists are not sure exactly where Volkheimeria fits in the sauropod family tree. Some think it is a very early sauropod, not yet a eusauropod.1

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

?What did Volkheimeria eat?

Volkheimeria was a plant-eating dinosaur. A tooth that may belong to it is broad and spoon-shaped with large denticles, which is good for eating plants.1

?How big was Volkheimeria?

The size of a fully grown Volkheimeria is not known because the only known specimen was still growing. An estimate based on the partial skeleton suggests it was about 11 metres long.1 3

?Where was Volkheimeria found?

Volkheimeria was found in Argentina, near the village of Cerro Cóndor in Chubut Province.1

?When did Volkheimeria live?

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago.1

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi: Volkheimeria
Inikwe igama ngu:: Bonaparte 19794
Iqela: Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade: Gravisauria4
Ukuhlelwa: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
Ubudala bamatye: 183 ukuya ku-180 izigidi zeminyaka (Toarcian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye: Cañadón Asfalto4
Amazwe: i-Argentina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili: 1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa: Volkheimeria was named by Argentine paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1979. The name honors Wolfgang Volkheimer, another Argentine scientist. The fossils were found near Cerro Cóndor in Chubut, Argentina.1
Kusaxoxwa ngayo: Scientists are not sure whether Volkheimeria was a very early sauropod or a more advanced eusauropod, because the only skeleton is incomplete.1

Apho iinyani zivela khona

Volkheimeria (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
VOLKHEIMERIA - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
Volkheimeria in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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