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Albertonykus

Naam beteken: “Alberta claw”1

Het geëet: InsekteSnaakse dino's met vereLaat Kryt

Albertonykus was a tiny dinosaur that used its strong, short arms to dig into insect nests for food. It was one of the smallest meat-eating dinosaurs ever found in North America, about as long as a big cat.2 3

Het geleef

72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada, and possibly the Hell Creek Formation, USA1 3

Lengte

1,1 m (3,6 ft)2

Gewig

5 kg (11 lb)2

Hoogte

0,45 m (1,5 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 34 km/h (21 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 1 huiskatte

so lank soos 2 huiskatte van neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatso swaar soos 42 piesangskon 100 meter in 11 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Albertonykus 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)

Albertonykus omtrent 34 km/h (21 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Albertonykus is the smallest alvarezsaur ever found in North America, measuring only 1.1 metres (3.6 feet) long.2

Its arms were very short but extremely strong, with a huge claw on the thumb for digging.3

Scientists think Albertonykus ate wood-nesting termites because fossil wood from its time contains termite-like tunnels.3

It lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

Albertonykus had long, slender legs and could probably run fast to escape predators.3

Its fossils were found in the same bonebed as the giant predator Albertosaurus.3

KI-prent van Albertonykus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Albertonykus 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 Albertonykus

?How big was Albertonykus?

Albertonykus was about 1.1 metres (3.6 feet) long and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 pounds), making it the smallest alvarezsaur ever found in North America.2

?What did Albertonykus eat?

Scientists think Albertonykus ate wood-nesting termites. It used its strong thumb claw to tear open rotten logs and dig into insect nests.2 3

?When did Albertonykus live?

Albertonykus lived about 68.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

?Is Albertonykus a dinosaur?

Yes, Albertonykus is a dinosaur. It is a type of theropod called an alvarezsaurid.2

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Albertonykus used its claws to dig burrows like a mole.

Waarheid: Its arms were too short and its legs too long for burrowing. Instead, it used its claws to tear open insect nests.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Albertonykus
Benoem deur: Longrich and Currie 20094
Groep: Snaakse dino's met vere
Familie / klade: Alvarezsauridae4
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
Rotsformasies: Horseshoe Canyon, Hell Creek4
Lande: Kanada, VSA4
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Albertonykus was named in 2009 by Nicholas Longrich and Philip Currie based on fossils from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Alberta, Canada.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure if Albertonykus was more closely related to Asian alvarezsaurs like Mononykus or to South American ones.3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Albertonykus (en.wikipedia.org)
Albertonykus borealis , a new alvarezsaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Maastrichtian of Alberta, Canada: implications for the systematics and ecology of the Alvarezsauridae (sciencedirect.com)
Albertonykus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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