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Cathartesaura

Naam beteken: “vulture lizard, named after the vultures that live near where it was found”1

Cathartesaura was a medium-sized, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It had a light, well-muscled neck and special air pockets in its backbone. This dinosaur was a rebbachisaurid, a group of sauropods that survived into the Late Cretaceous.1 2

Het geleef

110 tot 106 miljoen jaar gelede3

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

La Buitrera, Río Negro Province, Argentina3 1

Topspoed

omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

Cathartesaura omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Cathartesaura is known from a partial skeleton that includes neck bones, tail bones, a shoulder blade, a hip bone, and a thigh bone.2

Its neck had special air pockets (pneumatic chambers) that made it lighter.1

Cathartesaura lived about 97 to 93 million years ago, during the Cenomanian and Turonian ages.1

It was a rebbachisaurid, a group of sauropods that were some of the last diplodocoid dinosaurs.1

The name Cathartesaura comes from the turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), because many vultures live at the fossil site called La Buitrera (which means 'the vulture place').1

The species name anaerobica honors an Argentine adhesive company that helped with the fossil's extraction.1

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

?How big was Cathartesaura?

Cathartesaura was a medium-sized sauropod, but scientists do not know its exact length or weight because only a partial skeleton has been found.1 2

?What did Cathartesaura eat?

Cathartesaura was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a long neck to reach leaves and ferns.1

?When did Cathartesaura live?

Cathartesaura lived about 97 to 93 million years ago, during the Cenomanian and Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous.1

?Where was Cathartesaura found?

Cathartesaura was found in Argentina, at a site called La Buitrera in the Huincul Formation of Río Negro Province.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Cathartesaura
Benoem deur: Gallina and Apesteguía 20053
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Rebbachisauridae3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 110 tot 106 miljoen jaar (Albian)3
Rotsformasies: Huincul3
Lande: Argentinië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Cathartesaura was named by Pablo Gallina and Sebastián Apesteguía in 2005. The fossils were found at La Buitrera in the Huincul Formation of Argentina.3 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still unsure about the exact relationships between different rebbachisaurids, including Cathartesaura.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Cathartesaura (en.wikipedia.org)
Cathartesaura anaerobica gen. et sp. nov., a new rebbachisaurid (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Huincul Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Río Negro, Argentina (sedici.unlp.edu.ar)
Cathartesaura in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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