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Abditosaurus

Naam beteken: “forgotten lizard”1

Abditosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived on an ancient island in what is now Spain. It was the biggest titanosaur on that island, much larger than its dwarf relatives. Its name means 'forgotten lizard' because its bones were hidden for 60 years before scientists finally studied them.1

Het geleef

72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede2

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Catalonia, Spain1

Lengte

17,5 m (57 ft)1

Gewig

14 ton (30 900 lb)1

Hoogte

4 m (13 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 13 km/h (8 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 olifante

so lank soos 4 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 97 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 9 motorsso swaar soos 2800 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 18 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 31 ysberekon 100 meter in 28 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Abditosaurus vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Abditosaurus omtrent 13 km/h (8 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Abditosaurus is the most complete titanosaur skeleton ever found in Europe.1

Its neck was nearly complete, with 12 of its 14 neck vertebrae preserved. Complete sauropod necks are very rare.1

It lived on the Ibero-Armorican Island, which was made up of what is now Spain, Portugal, and southern France.1

Abditosaurus was about 17.5 metres (57 feet) long and weighed about 14 tonnes (15 short tons).1

Its bones were first discovered in 1954 by German paleontologist Walter Georg Kühne, but they were not fully dug up until decades later.1

Abditosaurus is closely related to titanosaurs from South America and Africa, not to the dwarf titanosaurs that lived on the same island.1

KI-prent van Abditosaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Abditosaurus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Abditosaurus

?How big was Abditosaurus?

About 17.5 metres (57 feet) long and weighed around 14 tonnes (15 short tons).1

?What did Abditosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, like all sauropods.1

?When did Abditosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70.5 million years ago.1

?Why is it called Abditosaurus?

Its name means 'forgotten lizard' because its bones were hidden for 60 years before scientists studied them.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Abditosaurus
Benoem deur: Vila et al. 20222
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Saltasauridae2
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria2
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)2
Rotsformasies: Conques2
Lande: Spanje2
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database2
Ontdekking: German paleontologist Walter Georg Kühne discovered the first bones on September 25, 1954, while looking for fossil mammals in Catalonia, Spain. The species was named Abditosaurus kuehnei in 2022 by Vila and colleagues, honoring Kühne.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Abditosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Abditosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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