Litaba
- Mehla ea Mesozoic: Mehla ea Li-Dinosaurs
- Linako tse tharo tsa Mesozoic
- Linnete tse 5 tse monate ka nako ea Mesozoic tseo u lokelang ho li tseba
- Mehlala ea Li-Dinosaurs Tse Ikhethang
- Mabitso a Herbivorous Dinosaur
- 1. Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus)
- Etymology ea Brachiosaurus
- Litšobotsi tsa Brachiosaurus
- 2.Diplodocus (Diplodocus)
- Etymology ea Diplodocus
- Likarolo tsa Diplodocus
- 3. Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus)
- Stegosaurus Etymology
- Litšobotsi tsa Stegosaurus
- 4. Triceratops (Triceratops)
- Triceratops Etymology
- Likarolo tsa Triceratops
- 5. Li-protoceratops
- Etymology ea Protoceratops
- Ponahalo le Matla a Protoceratops
- 6. Patagotitan Mayorum
- Etymology ea Patagotitan Mayorum
- Likarolo tsa Patagotitan Mayorum
- Litšobotsi tsa li-Dinosaurs tse sa tloaelehang
- Ho fepa li-dinosaurs tse jang limela
- Meno a li-dinosaurs tse jang limela
- Li-dinosaurs tse jang limela li ne li e-na le "majoe" ka mpeng
Lentsoe "dinosaur"e tsoa ho Latin mme ke neologism e qalileng ho sebelisoa ke setsebi sa paleonto Richard Owen, e kopantsoe le mantsoe a Segerike"litulo"(hampe) le"sauros"(lizard), ka hona moelelo oa eona oa 'nete o tla ba"mokholutsoane o tšabehang". Lebitso le tšoana le tlelafo ha re nahana ka Jurassic Park, na ha ho joalo?
Mekholutsoane ena e ne e busa lefats'e ka bophara mme e ne e le ka sehlohlolong sa ketane ea lijo, moo e ileng ea lula nako e telele, ho fihlela ho fela ha bongata ho etsahetseng polaneteng lilemong tse fetang limilione tse 65 tse fetileng.[1]. Haeba u batla ho tseba haholoanyane ka li-saurian tsena tse kholo tse ahileng polaneteng ea rona, u fumane sengoloa se nepahetseng ke PeritoAnimal, re tla u bontša mefuta ea li-dinosaurs tse jang limela bohlokoa ka ho fetisisa, hammoho le ea hau mabitso, likarolo le litšoantšo. Tsoela pele ho bala!
Mehla ea Mesozoic: Mehla ea Li-Dinosaurs
Puso ea li-dinosaurs tse jang liphoofolo le tse jang limela e nkile lilemo tse fetang limilione tse 170 mme e qala boholo ba Nako ea Mesozoic, e pakeng tsa lilemo tse limilione tse 252.2 ho isa ho -66.0 ea lilemo tse limilione. Mesozoic e nkile lilemo tse fetang limilione tse 186.2 mme e entsoe ka linako tse tharo.
Linako tse tharo tsa Mesozoic
- Nako ea Triassic (pakeng tsa -252.17 le 201.3 MA) ke nako e nkileng lilemo tse ka bang limilione tse 50.9. Ke nakong ena moo li-dinosaurs li ileng tsa qala ho hlaha. Triassic e arotsoe ka makhetlo a mararo (Lower, Middle le Upper Triassic) eo hape e arotsoeng ka mekhahlelo e supileng ea stratigraphic.
- Nako ea Jurassic (lipakeng tsa 201.3 le 145.0 MA) le eona e entsoe ka linako tse tharo (tlase, bohareng le holimo Jurassic). Jurassic e kaholimo e arotsoe ka mekhahlelo e meraro, Jurassic e bohareng ka mekhahlelo e mene le e tlase ka mekhahlelo e mene hape.
- Nako ea Cretaceous (pakeng tsa 145.0 le 66.0 MA) ke motsotso o tšoaeang ho nyamela ha li-dinosaurs le li-ammonite (cephalopod molluscs) tse neng li lula lefats'eng ka nako eo. Leha ho le joalo, ke eng e hlileng e felisitseng bophelo ba li-dinosaurs? Ho na le likhopolo tse peli tsa mantlha mabapi le se etsahetseng: nako ea ts'ebetso ea seretse se chesang le phello ea asteroid khahlano le Lefatše.[1]. Leha ho le joalo, ho lumeloa hore lefats'e le ne le koaetsoe ke maru a mangata a neng a ka koahela sepakapaka mme a fokotsa mocheso oa lefatše, a bile a felisa bophelo ba li-dinosaurs. Nako ena e pharalletseng e arotsoe ka makhetlo a mabeli, Lower Cretaceous le Upper Cretaceous. Ka lehlakoreng le leng, linako tsena tse peli li arotsoe ka mekhahlelo e tšeletseng ka 'ngoe. Ithute ho eketsehileng ka ho fela ha li-dinosaurs sehloohong sena se hlalosang hore na li-dinosaurs li felile joang.
Linnete tse 5 tse monate ka nako ea Mesozoic tseo u lokelang ho li tseba
Kaha joale u se u le teng ka nako eo, u kanna oa ba le tjantjello ea ho tseba ho se hokae ka Mesozoic, nako eo li-saurian tsena tse kholo li neng li lula ho eona, ho ithuta haholoanyane ka nalane ea tsona:
- Mehleng eo, lik'honthinente li ne li se kamoo re li tsebang kajeno. Naha e thehile k'honthinente e le 'ngoe e tsejoang e le "pangea". Ha Triassic e qala, Pangea e ne e arotsoe likontinenteng tse peli:" Laurasia "le" Gondwana ". Laurasia e thehile Amerika Leboea le Eurasia hape, Gondwana o thehile Amerika Boroa, Afrika, Australia le Antarctica. Tsena tsohle li ne li bakoa ke tšebetso e matla ea seretse se chesang.
- Tlelaemete ea mehla ea Mesozoic e ne e khetholloa ka ho tšoana ha eona. Boithuto ba mesaletsa ea lintho tsa khale bo senola hore bokaholimo ba lefatše bo arotsoe ka o na le libaka tse fapaneng tsa maemo a leholimo: lipalo, tse neng li na le lehloa, limela tse tlase le linaha tse lithaba le libaka tse futhumetseng haholoanyane.
- Nako ena e fela ka ho tlala ha sepakapaka sa carbon dioxide, e leng ntlha e tšoaeang ka botlalo ho iphetola hoa tikoloho ea lefatše. Limela li ile tsa fokotseha haholo, ha li-cycads le li-conifers li ata. Hantle ke ka lebaka lena, e tsejoang hape e le "Lilemo tsa li-cycads’.
- Mehla ea Mesozoic e khetholloa ka ponahalo ea li-dinosaurs, empa na u ne u tseba hore linonyana le liphoofolo tse anyesang le tsona li qalile ka nako eo? Ke 'nete! Ka nako eo, baholo-holo ba liphoofolo tse ling tseo re li tsebang kajeno ba ne ba se ntse ba le teng mme ba ne ba nkuoa e le lijo ke li-dinosaurs tse jang liphoofolo.
- Na u ka nahana hore Jurassic Park e ka be e bile teng? Le ha litsebi tse ngata tsa baeloji le bo-ramatsete ba lora ka ketsahalo ena, 'nete ke hore phuputso e phatlalalitsoeng ho The Royal Society Publishing e bonts'a hore ha ho lumellane ho fumana liphatsa tsa lefutso tse sa tsitsang, ka lebaka la mabaka a fapaneng a joalo ka maemo a tikoloho, mocheso, k'hemistri ea mobu kapa selemo ea lefu la phoofolo, e bakang ho senyeha le ho senyeha ha litšila tsa DNA. E ka etsoa feela ka mesaletsa ea khale e bolokiloeng libakeng tse hoammeng tse seng li fetile lilemo tse milione.
Ithute haholoanyane ka mefuta e fapaneng ea li-dinosaurs e kileng ea ba teng sengoloeng sena.
Mehlala ea Li-Dinosaurs Tse Ikhethang
Nako e fihlile ea ho kopana le bahale ba nnete: li-dinosaurs tse jang limela. Li-dinosaurs tsena li fepa feela limela le litlama, ka makhasi e le lijo tsa tsona tsa mantlha. Li arotsoe ka lihlopha tse peli, "sauropods", ba neng ba tsamaea ba sebelisa maoto le matsoho a mane, le "ornithopods", e ileng ea fetoha maoto le matsoho a mabeli mme hamorao ea fetoha mefuta e meng ea bophelo. Fumana lethathamo le felletseng la mabitso a li-dinosaur tse jang limela, tse nyane le tse kholo:
Mabitso a Herbivorous Dinosaur
- brachiosaurus
- Diplodocus
- Stegosaurus
- Triceratops
- Li-protoceratops
- Patagotitan
- apatosaurus
- Camarasurus
- brontosaurus
- Cetiosaurus
- Styracosaurus
- osebetse
- Gigantspinosaurus
- Lerato
- Mamenchisaurus
- Stegosaurus
- Spinophorosaurus
- Corythosaurus
- dacentrurus
- Ankylosaurus
- Gallimimus
- Parasaurolophus
- Euoplocephalus
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Shantungosaurus
U se u ntse u tseba a mang a mabitso a li-dinosaurs tse kholo tse jang limela tse neng li lula lefatšeng ho feta lilemo tse limilione tse 65 tse fetileng. Na u batla ho tseba ho eketsehileng? Tsoela pele ho bala hobane re tla u tsebisa, ka botlalo, 6 li-dinosaurs tse jang limela tse nang le mabitso le litšoantšo kahoo o ka ithuta ho li tseba. Re tla boela re hlalose likarolo le lintlha tse monate ka e 'ngoe le e' ngoe ea tsona.
1. Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus)
Re qala ka ho hlahisa e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse jang limela tse ngata ka ho fetisisa tse kileng tsa phela, Brachiosaurus. Fumana lintlha tse ling mabapi le etymology le litšoaneleho tsa eona:
Etymology ea Brachiosaurus
Lebitso brachiosaurus e thehiloe ke Elmer Samuel Riggs ho tsoa ho mantsoe a khale a Greek "lebotho"(letsoho) le"saurus"(lizard), e ka hlalosoang e le"letsoho la mokgodutswane"Ke mofuta oa dinosaur oa sehlopha sa sauropods saurischia.
Li-dinosaurs tsena li ile tsa lula lefats'eng ka linako tse peli, ho tloha bofelong ba Jurassic ho isa bohareng ba Cretaceous, ho tloha ka 161 ho isa ho 145 AD Brachiosaurus ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse tsebahalang haholo, ka hona e hlaha lifiliming tse kang Jurassic Park mme ka lebaka le utloahalang: e ne e le e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse kholo ka ho fetisisa tse jang limela.
Litšobotsi tsa Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus mohlomong ke e 'ngoe ea liphoofolo tse kholo ka ho fetisisa tse kileng tsa phela lefatšeng. had about Bolelele ba limithara tse 26, Bophahamo ba limithara tse 12 le boima ba lithane tse pakeng tsa 32 le 50. E ne e e-na le molala o molelele ka tsela e ikhethang, e entsoeng ka masapo a mokokotlo a 12, o mong le o mong o leng bophara ba lisenthimithara tse 70.
Ke hantle lintlha tsena tsa morphological tse bakileng lipuisano tse chesang har'a litsebi, joalo ka ha ba bang ba bolela hore o ne a ke ke a khona ho otlolla molala oa hae o molelele, ka lebaka la morara o monyane oa mesifa oo a neng a e-na le oona. Hape, khatello ea mali ea hau e ne e tlameha ho ba holimo haholo hore o tsebe ho pompa mali bokong ba hau. 'Mele oa hae o ile oa lumella molala oa hae ho tsamaea ka ho le letšehali le ka ho le letona, hape le ho ea holimo le tlase, ho mo fa bophahamo ba moaho oa mekato e mene.
Brachiosaurus e ne e le dinosaur e jang limela eo ho thoeng e fepa litlhōrōng tsa cycads, conifers le ferns.E ne e le motho ea jang haholo, kaha o ne a tlameha ho ja lijo tse ka bang 1,500 kg ka letsatsi ho boloka matla a hae a matla. Ho belaelloa hore phoofolo ena e ne e rata ho ba 'moho le hore e ne e tsamaea ka lihlopha tse nyane, e fa batho ba baholo monyetla oa ho sireletsa liphoofolo tse nyane libataneng tse kholo joalo ka theropods.
2.Diplodocus (Diplodocus)
Kamora sehlooho sa rona se buang ka li-dinosaurs tse jang limela tse nang le mabitso le litšoantšo, re hlahisa Diplodocus, e leng e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse jang limela ka ho fetisisa:
Etymology ea Diplodocus
Othniel Charles Marsh ka 1878 o ile a reha lebitso la Diplodocus kamora ho hlokomela boteng ba masapo a neng a bitsoa "hemaic arches" kapa "chevron". Masapo ana a manyane a ile a lumella ho theoa ha lesapo le lelelele ka tlas'a mohatla. Ebile, e reheletsoe ka karolo ena, kaha lebitso diplodocus ke neologism ea Selatine e tsoang ho Greek, "diploos" (habeli) le "dokos" (beam). Ka mantsoe a mang, "toloki habeli". Masapo ana a manyane a ile a sibolloa hamorao ho li-dinosaurs tse ling, leha ho le joalo, lebitso le ntse le le teng ho fihlela kajeno. Diplodocus e ile ea aha polaneteng nakong ea Jurassic, moo e neng e tla ba bophirima ho Amerika Leboea.
Likarolo tsa Diplodocus
Diplodocus e ne e le sebōpuoa se seholo se maoto a mane se nang le molala o molelele se neng se bonahala habonolo, haholo-holo ka lebaka la mohatla oa sona o molelele o sebopeho se sephali. Maoto a eona a ka pele a ne a le makhuts'oane hanyane ho feta a morao, ke ka hona, ha o le hole, e neng e ka shebahala joalo ka mofuta oa borokho ba ho emisa. had about Bolelele ba limithara tse 35.
Diplodocus e ne e na le hlooho e nyane ha e bapisoa le boholo ba 'mele oa eona bo neng bo lutse molaleng o fetang limithara tse 6 ka bolelele, bo entsoe ka li-vertebrae tse 15. Hona joale ho hakanngoa hore e ne e tlameha ho bolokoa e bapile le mobu, kaha e ne e sa khone ho e boloka e le holimo haholo.
boima ba eona e ne e e ka bang lithane tse 30 ho isa ho tse 50, eo karolo e 'ngoe ea eona e neng e bakoa ke bolelele bo boholo ba mohatla oa eona, e entsoeng ka masapo a mokokotlo a 80, a e lumellang ho lekanya molala oa eona o molelele haholo. Diplodoco e fepa joang feela, lihlahla tse nyane le makhasi a lifate.
3. Stegosaurus (Stegosaurus)
Ke nako ea Stegosaurus, e leng e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse ikhethang ka ho fetisisa, haholo-holo ka lebaka la litšobotsi tsa eona tse hlollang.
Stegosaurus Etymology
Lebitso Stegosauruse fanoe ke Othniel Charles Marsh ka 1877 mme e tsoa mantsoeng a Segerike "stegos"(siling) le"sauros"(lizard) e le hore moelelo oa eona oa 'nete o be"mokholutsoane o koahetsoeng"kapa"mokholutsoane o marulelo". Marsh le eena o ka be a bitsitse stegosaurus"lihlomo"(hlometse), e leng ho ka eketsang moelelo o mong lebitsong la hae, ho ba"mokholutsoane oa marulelo". Dinosaur ena e phetse ka 155 AD mme e ka be e ile ea lula linaheng tsa United States le Portugal nakong ea Jurassic e Holimo.
Litšobotsi tsa Stegosaurus
stegosaurus o ne a e-na le eona Bolelele ba limithara tse 9, bophahamo ba limithara tse 4 le boima ba lithane tse ka bang 6. Ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse ratang limela tsa bana, tse tsebahalang habonolo ka lebaka la eona mela e 'meli ea lipoleiti tsa masapo tse robalang mokokotlong oa hau. Ho phaella moo, mohatla oa eona o ne o e-na le lipoleiti tse ling tse peli tse itšireletsang tse ka bang bolelele ba cm 60. Lipoleiti tsena tse ikhethileng tsa masapo li ne li sa sebelisoe feela e le ts'ireletso, ho hakanngoa hore le tsona li nkile karolo ea taolo ho fetoleng 'mele oa hau maemong a leholimo a leholimo.
Stegosaurus e ne e na le maoto a mabeli a ka pele a makhuts'oane ho feta a ka morao, e leng se ileng sa e fa sebopeho se ikhethileng, se bonts'a lehata le haufi haholo le mobu ho feta mohatla. Ho ne ho boetse ho na le mofuta wa "molomo" se ne se na le meno a manyane, a neng a le ka morao ho mokoti oa molomo, a le molemo bakeng sa ho hlafunoa.
4. Triceratops (Triceratops)
Na u batla ho tsoela pele ho ithuta ka mehlala e jang limela tsa dinosaur? Ithute haholoanyane ka Triceratops, e leng e 'ngoe ea masholu a tsebahalang a ahileng lefats'eng hape a boneng e' ngoe ea linako tsa bohlokoahali tsa Mesozoic:
Triceratops Etymology
Kotara Triceratops e tsoa mantsoeng a segerike "tri"(ba bararo)"likera"(lenaka) le"oops"(sefahleho), empa lebitso la hae le hlile le tla bolela ho hong"hlooho ea hamore". Li-Triceratops li phetse nakong ea Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous, AD 68 ho isa 66, sebakeng se tsejoang e le Amerika Leboea. Ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse ba bile le phihlelo ea ho fela ha mofuta ona. Hape ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse neng li lula le Tyrannosaurus Rex, eo e neng e le phofu ea eona. Kamora ho fumana mesaletsa e 47 e felletseng kapa e sa fellang, re ka u tiisetsa hore ke e 'ngoe ea mefuta e fumanehang ka ho fetisisa Amerika Leboea nakong ena.
Likarolo tsa Triceratops
Ho lumeloa hore Triceratops e ne e na le lipakeng tsa 7 le 10 metres bolelele, e bophahamo ba limithara tse pakeng tsa 3.5 le 4 le boima ba lithane tse 5 ho isa ho tse 10. Tšobotsi e emelang ka ho fetesisa ea Triceratops ha ho pelaelo hore ke lehata la eona le leholo, le nkoang e le lehata le leholo ho feta liphoofolo tsohle tse lefatšeng. E ne e le kholo hoo e neng e emela hoo e ka bang karolo ea boraro ea bolelele ba phoofolo.
E ne e boetse e tsebahala habonolo ka lebaka la eona linaka tse tharo, e le 'ngoe ka holim'a bevel' me e 'ngoe e le kaholimo ho leihlo ka leng. E kholo ka ho fetisisa e ka lekana le mithara e le 'ngoe. Qetellong, ho lokela ho hlokomeloe hore letlalo la Triceratops le ne le fapane le letlalo la li-dinosaurs tse ling, joalo ka ha lithuto tse ling li supa hore e kanna eaba e koahetsoeng ke boea.
5. Li-protoceratops
Protoceratops ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse nyane ka ho fetesisa tseo re li bonts'ang lenaneng lena mme tšimoloho ea tsona e Asia. Ithute haholoanyane ka eona:
Etymology ea Protoceratops
Lebitso Li-protoceratops e tsoa ho Segerike mme e thehiloe ka mantsoe "proto"(pele),"cerat"(manaka) le"oops"(sefahleho), ka hona e ka bolela"hlooho ya pele e manaka". Dinosaur ena e ile ea aha lefats'eng lipakeng tsa AD 84 le 72, haholo-holo linaha tsa kajeno tsa Mongolia le China. Ke e 'ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tsa khale ka ho fetisisa tse nang le manaka mme mohlomong ke moholo-holo oa tse ling tse ngata.
Ka 1971 mesaletsa e sa tloaelehang e fumanoe Mongolia: Velociraptor e neng e amohela Protoceratops. Khopolo ea boemo bona ke hore ka bobeli ba ka be ba shoele ba loana ha sefefo sa lehlabathe kapa leholiotsoana le ba oela. Ka 1922, leeto le eang Lefeelleng la Gobie le ile la sibolla lihlaha tsa Protoceratops, mahe a pele a dinosaur a fumanoeng.
Ho fumanoe mahe a ka bang mashome a mararo ho se seng sa lihlaha, e leng se etsang hore re lumele hore sehlaha sena se ne se arolelanoa ke tse tšehali tse 'maloa tse neng li tlameha ho se sireletsa ho libatana. Lihlaha tse 'maloa le tsona li fumanoe haufinyane, ho bonahala ho supa hore liphoofolo tsena li ne li lula sehlopheng sa lelapa le le leng kapa mohlomong mehlapeng e menyenyane. Hang ha mahe a qhotsoa, litsuonyana ha lia lokela ho ba bolelele bo fetang lisenthimithara tse 30 ka bolelele. Tse tshehadi tse hodileng di ne di tla le dijo le ho sireletsa bana ho fihlela ba hodile hore ba ka itlhokomela. Ramotse oa Adrienne, eo e leng setsebi sa lipale tsa batho, o ile a ipotsa hore na ebe ho sibolloa ha likhaba tsena nakong e fetileng ho kanna ha se ke ha lebisa ho thehoeng ha "li-griffins", libopuoa tsa tšōmong.
Ponahalo le Matla a Protoceratops
Protoceratops e ne e se na lenaka le ntlafalitsoeng hantle, empa e ne e le feela lesapo le lenyane la masapo hodima molomo. E ne e se dinosaur e kholo joalo ka ha e bile joalo 2 metres bolelele, empa e le boima ba liponto tse ka bang 150.
6. Patagotitan Mayorum
Patagotitan Mayorum ke mofuta oa "clade sauropod" e ileng ea sibolloa Argentina ka 2014, mme e ne e le dinosaur e kholo ea herbivorous:
Etymology ea Patagotitan Mayorum
Patagotitan o ne a le joalo tse sa tsoa sibolloa 'me ke e' ngoe ea li-dinosaurs tse sa tsejoeng hakaalo. Lebitso la hau le felletseng ke Patagotian Mayorum, empa seo se bolelang? Patagotian e tsoa ho "paw"(ha ho buuoa ka Patagonia, sebaka seo mesaletsa ea sona ea khale e fumanoeng) e tsoa ho "Titan"(ho tsoa litšōmong tsa Bagerike). Ka lehlakoreng le leng, Mayorum o hlompha lelapa la Mayo, beng ba polasi ea La Flecha le libaka tseo ho fumanoeng lintho tse sibolotsoeng ho tsona. Ho latela lithuto, Mayata oa Patagotitan o phetse lilemo tse lipakeng tsa limilione tse 95 le 100 ho eo ka nako eo e neng e le sebaka sa moru.
Likarolo tsa Patagotitan Mayorum
Kaha ho fumanoe mesaletsa e le 'ngoe feela ea Patagotitan Mayorum, lipalo tse ho eona ke likhakanyo feela. Leha ho le joalo, litsebi li bolela hore e kanna ea lekanya hoo e ka bang Bolelele ba limithara tse 37 le hore e be boima ba hoo e ka bang Lithane tse 69. Lebitso la hae e le titan ha lea fuoa lefeela, Mayata oa Patagotitan e ne e ke ke ea e-ba ntho e kholo ka ho fetisisa le e kholo ka ho fetisisa e kileng ea hata mobung oa lefatše.
Rea tseba hore e ne e le dinosaur e jang limela, empa hajoale Mayorum oa Patagotitan ha a so senole liphiri tsohle tsa eona. Paleontology ke mahlale a thehiloe ka bonnete ba ho se ts'oanehe hobane li sibollo le bopaki bo bocha bo emetse ho fosilisoa sekhutlong sa lefika kapa lehlakoreng la thaba e tla epolloa nakong e tlang.
Litšobotsi tsa li-Dinosaurs tse sa tloaelehang
Re tla qetella re na le likarolo tse ling tse makatsang tse arolelanoang ke tse ling tsa li-dinosaurs tse makatsang tseo u kopaneng le tsona lenaneng la rona:
Ho fepa li-dinosaurs tse jang limela
Lijo tsa li-dinosaurs li ne li ipapisitse haholo le makhasi a bonolo, makhapetla le makala, joalo ka nakong ea Mesozoic ho ne ho se na litholoana tsa nama, lipalesa kapa joang. Ka nako eo, liphoofolo tse tloaelehileng e ne e le li-fern, li-conifers le li-cycads, boholo ba tsona li le kholo, tse nang le lisenthimithara tse fetang 30 ka bolelele.
Meno a li-dinosaurs tse jang limela
Tšobotsi e sa belaetseng ea li-dinosaurs tse jang limela ke meno a tsona, ao, ho fapana le liphoofolo tse jang nama, a tšoanang haholo. Ba ne ba e-na le meno a maholo a ka pele kapa melomo ea ho seha makhasi, le meno a sephara a morao bakeng sa ho a ja, joalo ka ha ho lumeloa ka kakaretso hore ba a hlafuna, joalo ka lihlaha tsa sejoale-joale. Hape ho belaelloa hore meno a bona a na le meloko e mengata (ho fapana le batho ba nang le meno a mabeli feela, a bana le a meno a sa feleng).
Li-dinosaurs tse jang limela li ne li e-na le "majoe" ka mpeng
Ho belaelloa hore li-sauropods tse kholo li ne li na le "majoe" ka mpeng ea tsona a bitsoang gastrothrocyte, a neng a ka thusa ho silakanya lijo tse thata ho sileha nakong ea ts'ebetso ea tšilo ea lijo. Karolo ena ha joale e bonoa linonyaneng tse ling.