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Umfanekiso wekhathuni: Xiangyunloong
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Xiangyunloong

Igama lithetha: “auspicious cloud dragon”1
Yayitya: IzityaloIintamo-ndeiJurassic yokuqala

Xiangyunloong was a big, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had a short neck but a very long and strong tail, which helped it balance its heavy body. This dinosaur shows that not all early long-necked dinosaurs had long necks!2

Yaphila
201 ukuya ku-175 izigidi zeminyaka eyadlulayo4
iJurassic yokuqala
Iifosili zifunyenwe:
Xiangyun County, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China2
Ubude
9 ukuya ku-10 m (30 ukuya ku-33 ft)2
Ukuphakama
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
uqikelelo
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-22 km/h (14 mph)
Ukubaleka, uqikelelo

Yaphila nini?

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

Yayinkulu kangakanani?

Yayinde kangakanani?

Xiangyunloong malunga ne-10 m ubude (33 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)Xiangyunloongmalunga ne-2.5 m ukuphakama (8.2 ft)Indlovumalunga ne-3.2 m (10 ft)

uqikelelo

inde njengeemoto ezingama-2 zipakwe zilandelelanainde njengeebhanana ezingama-56 zilandelelanaibinokubaleka iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana engama-16 (oyena mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

Xiangyunloong wayemkhulu kangakanani xa ethelekiswa NAWE?

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

Yayikhawuleza kangakanani?

izinto ezimnandi

Iinyani ezimnandi

1

Xiangyunloong had a short neck but a very long and powerful tail, which is unusual for early sauropodomorphs.2

2

Its tail was so strong that it could act as a counterbalance, helping the dinosaur stand on two legs to feed.2

3

Scientists think Xiangyunloong represents an early stage of gigantism, or getting very big, in sauropodomorphs.2

4

Xiangyunloong lived about 200 million years ago during the Early Jurassic period.4

5

The fossil of Xiangyunloong was found about 200 kilometers west of the famous Lufeng dinosaur fossil sites in China.2

6

Xiangyunloong is known from a partial skeleton that includes neck bones, back bones, tail bones, and hip bones.2

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

?How big was Xiangyunloong?

About 9 to 10 metres long, making it one of the largest early sauropodomorph dinosaurs from China.12

?Did Xiangyunloong have a long neck?

No, it had a short neck, which is unusual for early sauropodomorphs. Instead, it had a very long and strong tail.23

?What did Xiangyunloong eat?

It was a plant eating dinosaur, like other sauropodomorphs.1

?Could Xiangyunloong walk on two legs?

Yes, its strong tail helped it balance on its hind legs to reach food, even though it had a short neck.23

Inyaniso ngeentsomi

Intsomi: Many people think all early sauropodomorphs had long necks like later sauropods.

Inyaniso: Xiangyunloong had a short neck and a long, strong tail, showing that early sauropodomorphs had different body shapes.2

Kwiingcali zeedayinaso

Igama lenzululwazi
Xiangyunloong
Inikwe igama ngu:
Hu et al. 20264
Iqela
Iintamo-nde
Usapho / iclade
Massopoda4
Ukuhlelwa
Sauropodomorpha4
Ubudala bamatye
201 ukuya ku-175 izigidi zeminyaka (Hettangian / Toarcian)4
Izakhiwo zamatye
Fengjiahe4
Amazwe
iTshayina4
Iirekhodi zeefosili
1 kwi-Paleobiology Database4
Ukufunyanwa
Xiangyunloong was named in 2026 by Hu and colleagues based on a partial skeleton found in the Fengjiahe Formation in Yunnan, China.2
Kusaxoxwa ngayo
Scientists are still debating whether Xiangyunloong represents a new evolutionary path where the tail, not the neck, became long and strong.2

Apho iinyani zivela khona

  1. Xiangyunloong (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Lower Jurassic Fengjiahe Formation of Dali of Yunnan Province, China | Royal Society Open Science | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  3. Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaur Unearthed in China | Sci.News (sci.news)
  4. Xiangyunloong in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ubudala, iindawo, izakhiwo zamatye, ukuhlelwa.

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