Madax 95-milyan jir ah oo lagu magacaabo Sauropod ayaa laga helay Australia

Fossil ka soo jeeda tintanosaur-ka XNUMX-aad ee abid la helay ayaa laga yaabaa inay xoojiso aragtida ah in dinosaurs ay u kala safreen Koonfurta Ameerika iyo Australia.

Dunida cilmi-baadhista paleontology waxa ay ahayd mid aad u xamaasad badan tan iyo markii lagu dhawaaqay daahfurkii ugu dambeeyay ee la helay madaxa madaxa dinosaurka ee 95-sano jir ah ee Winton, Queensland, Australia. Dhafoorka ayaa loo aqoonsaday inuu leeyahay a sauropod, koox ka kooban dinosaurs qoor-dheer oo waaweyn oo mar dhulka wareegaysa. Waxa tan ka dhigaysa mid aad muhiim u ah waa in ay tahay dhafoorkii ugu horreeyay ee ku dhawaad ​​dhammaystiran ee abid laga helo Australia. Daah-furku wuxuu bixiyaa fikrado cusub oo ku saabsan horumarka makhluuqaadkan haybadda leh wuxuuna ka caawin karaa cilmi-baarayaasha inay si wanaagsan u fahmaan sida ay ula dhaqmeen iyo sida ay ula dhaqmeen deegaankooda.

Lafaha asalka ah ee asalka ah ee dinosaur sauropod Diamantinasaurus matildae.
Lafaha asalka ah ee asalka ah ee dinosaur sauropod Diamantinasaurus matildae. © Trish Sloan | Matxafka Da'da Australiyaanka ee Dinosaurs / Isticmaal Caadil ah

Qalfoofka cajiibka ah waxaa iska lahaa saynisyahano noole ah oo ay ugu magac dareen "Ann": xubin ka mid ah noocyada 'Diamantinasaurus matildae' taas oo muujinaysa sida la yaab leh oo ay isaga shabahaan lafaha laga helay kala bar adduunka oo dhan, iyada oo culayska saaraysa aragtida ah in dinosaurs mar dhex mushaaxaya inta u dhaxaysa Australia iyo Koonfurta Ameerika iyaga oo sii maraya xidhiidhka dhulka Antarctic.

La helay bishii Juun 2018, Sauropod Ann - wuxuu noolaa inta u dhaxaysa 95m iyo 98m sano ka hor - waa kaliya muunada afraad ee nooceeda ah ee abid la ogaado. Diamantinasaurus matildae wuxuu ahaa titanosaur, nooc ka mid ah sauropod oo ay ku jiraan xayawaannada dhulka ugu weyn ee jiritaan taariikheed. Helitaanka madaxa madaxa ee cajiibka ah ayaa u sahlaysa saynisyahannadu inay dib u abuuraan markii ugu horeysay sida uu u ekaan karo wejiga dinosaurka.

Sawirka farshaxanka ee madaxa Diamantinasaurus matildae.
Sawirka farshaxanka ee madaxa a Diamantinasaurus matildae. © Elena Marian | Matxafka Taariikhda Dabiiciga ah ee Da'da Australiyaanka Dinosaurs / Isticmaal Caadil ah

Dhafoofka dhakada ee dhammaystiran Diamantinasaurus matildae - kii ugu horreeyay ee laga helo Australia - wuxuu caan ku yahay madaxyo yaryar, luqun dheer iyo dabo, jir u eg foosto, iyo afar lugood oo tiir ah.

Ann waxay u badan tahay inuu dhererkiisu yahay 15 mitir ilaa 16 mitir madax ilaa dabo. Baaxadda ugu badan ee Diamantinasaurus waxay ku dhowdahay 20 mitir dhererka, 3 ilaa 3.5 mitir oo sare ee garbaha, oo leh miisaan 23 ilaa 25 tan. "Ilaa hadda sida sauropods tago, waxay yihiin dhexdhexaad, kuwa ugu weyn (sauropods) waxay riixaan 40 mitir oo dherer ah iyo 80 tan oo miisaan ah," ayuu yiri cilmi-baare Dr. Stephen Poropat oo ka tirsan Jaamacadda Curtin.

Dhakada dib loo dhisay ee Diamantinasaurus matildae, oo laga eegay dhinaca bidix.
Dhakada dib loo dhisay ee Diamantinasaurus matildae, oo laga eegay dhinaca bidix. © Stephen Poropat | Samantha Rigby / Isticmaal Caadil ah

Sida laga soo xigtay cilmi-baarayaasha, "Lafaha madaxa ayaa laga helay agagaarka laba mitir oo ka hooseeya oogada, oo ku kala firirsan meel dhan ilaa sagaal mitir oo laba jibbaaran. Inta badan dhinaca midig ee wejiga ayaa maqan, laakiin inta badan bidixda ayaa jooga. Nasiib darrose, qaar badan oo ka mid ah lafaha ayaa muujinaya calaamado qalloocan (malaha natiijada ka soo baxda dhimashada ka dib ama ku tumashada), taas oo ka dhigaysa dib-u-ururinta madaxa qaab jilicsan."

Dhakada Diamantinasaurus ayaa la helay intii lagu jiray qodista 2018 ee Australiya Age of Dinosaurs Museum, laakiin lama soo sheegin ilaa 2023. adag tahay in la dhigo waxa ay ahaayeen, "ayuu yiri Poropat. Mel O'Brien, oo iskaa wax u qabso ah, ayaa markaa helay "lafo aad u qurux badan oo aan ugu dambeyntii ogaanay inay tahay kiis maskaxeed. Taas ayaa markaa ka dhigtay in dhammaan qaybaha kale ay ku dhacaan meel - waxaan ogaannay in aan haysanno dhafoor asal ahaan qarxay oo qaniinyada ayaa ku kala firirsan lafaha lugta dambe. "

Goobta 'Ann', oo la qoday 2018.
Goobta 'Ann', oo la qoday 2018. © Trish Sloan | Matxafka Da'da Australiyaanka ee Dinosaurs / Isticmaal Caadil ah

Daahfurka ayaa soo bandhigay muuqaal naadir ah oo ku saabsan marinka xayawaanka dareenka leh ee dhex mara Antarctica diiran. Falanqaynta madaxa ayaa daaha ka qaaday dariiqa dinosaurka ee u dhexeeya Koonfurta Ameerika iyo Australia iyada oo loo marayo Antarctica intii u dhaxaysay 100 iyo 95 milyan oo sano ka hor, cilmi-baaris la sii daayay Abriil 2023 ayaa shaaca ka qaaday.

"Daaqadda u dhaxaysa 100 iyo 95 milyan oo sano ka hor waxay ahayd mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu diirran taariikhda juquraafi ahaan dhulka, taasoo la micno ah in Antarctica, oo ahayd wax ka badan ama ka yar meesha ay hadda taal, ma lahayn baraf," ayuu yiri Stephen Poropat.


Daraasadda waxaa lagu soo daabacay joornaalka Royal Society Sayniska Furan. Abriil 12, 2023.