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Giganotosaurus

Naam beteken: “giant southern lizard”1

Het geëet: VleisVleisvretende dino'sVroeë Kryt

Giganotosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs that ever lived. It stomped through ancient South America about 100 million years ago, hunting other dinosaurs. Its name means 'giant southern lizard' because it was found in Argentina.1 2

Het geleef

113 tot 106 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Argentina, in the Patagonia region near Lake Ezequiel1 2

Lengte

12 tot 13 m (39 tot 43 ft)1 2

Gewig

7 ton tot 8 ton (15 400 tot 17 600 lb)2

Hoogte

7 m (23 ft)2

Topspoed

omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

Hardloop: Blanco & Mazzetta 2001 (upper limit 14 m/s)

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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 5 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 72 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 1600 waatlemoenehoër as 'n kameelperdso swaar soos 10 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 18 ysberehoog genoeg om op vloer 3 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 7,2 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Giganotosaurus 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)

Giganotosaurus omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Giganotosaurus lived about 100 to 95 million years ago, long before the big dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago.1

Scientists have not found a complete skeleton of Giganotosaurus, so some parts of its body are still a mystery.1

Some scientists think Giganotosaurus may have hunted in packs to take down huge sauropods, but others disagree because few meat-eaters today attack prey bigger than themselves.1

Giganotosaurus was an apex predator, meaning it was at the very top of the food chain in its environment.1

Its fossils were first found in 1987 by a fossil hunter named Rubén Carolini, and the species was officially named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995.1 2

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

?How big was Giganotosaurus?

Giganotosaurus was about 12 to 13 metres (39 to 43 feet) long and weighed between 6 and 8 tonnes (6.6 to 8.8 short tons).1 2

?Was Giganotosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Giganotosaurus was probably longer but more lightly built than Tyrannosaurus rex. Some scientists think it was larger, while others think they were roughly equal in size.1 3

?What did Giganotosaurus eat?

Giganotosaurus was a meat-eater and likely the top predator of its environment. It may have hunted large sauropod dinosaurs, possibly in packs, or scavenged on dead animals.1

?When did Giganotosaurus go extinct?

Giganotosaurus went extinct around 98 million years ago, long before the mass extinction that killed most dinosaurs 66 million years ago.1

?Where was Giganotosaurus found?

Giganotosaurus fossils were discovered in Patagonia, Argentina, near Lake Ezequiel in the Candeleros Formation.1 3

?How fast could Giganotosaurus run?

Maybe up to about 50 km/h (31 mph) for a short dash. That is the top limit scientists worked out for such a big meat-eater, so it was probably often slower. Nobody knows for sure.1

?Did Giganotosaurus have feathers?

No fossil evidence of feathers has been found for Giganotosaurus, and it is not known to have had feathers.3

?Is Giganotosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Giganotosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a large theropod dinosaur from the family Carcharodontosauridae.1

?What does the name Giganotosaurus mean?

The name Giganotosaurus means 'giant southern lizard' in Greek, because it was a huge dinosaur found in the Southern Hemisphere.1

?Could Giganotosaurus swim?

There is no evidence that Giganotosaurus could swim. It was a land-dwelling dinosaur.3

Mite-breker

Mite: Many people think Giganotosaurus was bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex.

Waarheid: Giganotosaurus was longer (about 12 to 13 meters vs. 12 meters for T. rex) but lighter (about 7 to 8 tonnes vs. 8 to 14 tonnes for T. rex), so it was not necessarily bigger overall.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Giganotosaurus
Benoem deur: Coria and Salgado 19954
Groep: Vleisvretende dino's
Familie / klade: Carcharodontosauridae4
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Allosauroidea > Carcharodontosauridae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 113 tot 106 miljoen jaar (Albian)4
Rotsformasies: Candeleros, Huincul4
Lande: Argentinië4
Fossielrekords: 4 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: The first Giganotosaurus fossils were discovered in 1987 near Lake Ezequiel in Patagonia, Argentina. The species was officially named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995 by paleontologists Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado.1 2 4
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Giganotosaurus hunted alone or in packs, and what exactly it ate.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Giganotosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Giganotosaurus (britannica.com)
Giganotosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Giganotosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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