I<em>Stegosaurus yi<em>dinosaur eyaziwayo kakhulu ethathwa njengenye yezona zilwanyana zizizidenge emhlabeni. Nangona kunjalo, le "nombolo enye isidenge" yasinda emhlabeni iminyaka engaphezu kwezigidi ezili-100 kwaze kwaba yithuba lokuqala leCretaceous xa yaphela. I-Stegosaurus yayiyidayinaso enkulu edla utyani eyayiphila ngexesha leJurassic Late. Ikakhulu babehlala kumathafa kwaye bahlala kunye nezinye iidinosaurs ezitya utyani kwimihlambi emikhulu.
IStegosaurus yayiyidayinaso enkulu, malunga neemitha ezisi-7 ubude, 3.5 yeemitha ubude, kwaye inobunzima obumalunga neetoni ezisi-7. Nangona umzimba wayo uphela ulingana nendlovu yanamhlanje, yayinobuchopho obuncinane kuphela. Ingqondo yeStegosaurus yayingahambelani kakhulu nomzimba wayo omkhulu, kuphela ubukhulu be-walnut. Uvavanyo lubonise ukuba ingqondo ye-Stegosaurus yayinkulu kancinane kunekati, malunga nokuphindwe kabini ubukhulu bengqondo yekati, kwaye incinci kunebhola yegalufa, inobunzima obungaphezu kwe-ounce, ngaphantsi kwee-ounces ezimbini ubunzima. Ke ngoko, isizathu sokuba iStegosaurus igqalwe “njengesidenge senombolo enye” phakathi kweedinosaurs kungenxa yobuchopho bayo obuncinci.
IStegosaurus yayingeyiyo kuphela idayinaso enengqondo ephantsi, kodwa yeyona idumileyo phakathi kwazo zonkeiidinosaur. Nangona kunjalo, siyazi ukuba ubukrelekrele kwihlabathi lebhayoloji abulingani nobungakanani bomzimba. Ngokukodwa kwimbali ende yeedinosaurs, uninzi lweentlobo zazinobuchopho obuncinci ngokumangalisayo. Ngoko ke, asinakubugweba ubukrelekrele besilwanyana ngokusekelwe kubukhulu bomzimba waso.
Nangona ezi zilwanyana zinkulu ziye zaphela ixesha elide, iStegosaurus isathathwa njengedayinaso ebaluleke kakhulu kuphando. Ngophononongo lweStegosaurus kunye nezinye iifosili zedayinaso, izazinzulu zinokuyiqonda ngcono imeko yendalo yexesha ledayinaso kwaye zinike ulwazi malunga nemozulu kunye nenkqubo yendalo ngelo xesha. Kwangaxeshanye, ezi zifundo zikwasinceda ukuba siqonde ngcono imvelaphi kunye nokuvela kobomi kunye neemfihlelo zezinto ezahlukeneyo eziphilayo emhlabeni.
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Ixesha lokuposa: Jul-04-2023