Anzu
Anzu was a bird-like dinosaur that lived about 68 to 66 million years ago. It had feathers, a toothless beak, and a tall crest on its head. Scientists nicknamed it the 'chicken from hell' because it looked like a giant, scary chicken!1
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Hoe swaar was dit?
so lank soos 3 honde van neus tot stert🍌so lank soos 19 piesangs punt aan punt🍉so swaar soos 60 waatlemoene🧸so swaar soos 16 kleuterskoolkinders🎒so swaar soos 9 skoolkinders🏃kon 100 meter in 8 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)Hoe groot was Anzu vergeleke met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig was dit?
Prettige feite
Anzu had feathers on its arms and tail, making it look like a big flightless bird.1
Its forelimbs ended in large, sharp claws, unlike modern birds.1
Two of the Anzu skeletons show injuries: one had a broken and healed rib, and another had an arthritic toe bone.1
Anzu lived at the same time as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops.1
The fossils were found in the Hell Creek Formation, which is famous for many dinosaur fossils.1
Anzu belongs to a group called oviraptorosaurs, which are closely related to birds.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Anzu
?How big was Anzu?
Anzu was about 3.5 to 3.75 metres (11.5 to 12.3 feet) long, up to 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) tall at the hip, and weighed 200 to 300 kilograms (440 to 660 pounds).21
?What did Anzu eat?
Anzu was probably an omnivore or herbivore, eating plants, small animals, and possibly eggs. Its beak was toothless but not as strong as in some Asian relatives.2
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Anzu
- Benoem deur
- Lamanna et al. 20144
- Groep
- Snaakse dino's met vere
- Familie / klade
- Caenagnathidae4
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
- Rotsformasies
- Hell Creek4
- Lande
- VSA4
- Fossielrekords
- 6 in The Paleobiology Database4
- Ontdekking
- Anzu was named in 2014 by a team led by Matthew Lamanna. The fossils were found by private collectors and scientists in North and South Dakota. The species name wyliei honors the grandson of two museum supporters.14
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure exactly what Anzu ate, but its skull suggests it was an omnivore.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Feathered Dinosaur, Anzu wyliei | Smithsonian Institution (si.edu)
- Anzu wyliei (en.wikipedia.org)
- Constraining the body mass range of Anzu wyliei using volumetric and extant-scaling methods | Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology (journals.library.ualberta.ca)
- Anzu in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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