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Iguanacolossus

Naam beteken: “mighty iguana colossus”1
Het geëet: PlantePlantvreters met snawelsVroeë Kryt

Iguanacolossus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur that lived about 139 to 132 million years ago. It had a beak and walked on four sturdy legs, but could also stand on two legs. Its name means 'mighty iguana colossus' because it was as big as a giant iguana!12

Het geleef
139 tot 133 miljoen jaar gelede5
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Utah, USA (Cedar Mountain Formation, Yellow Cat Member)1
Lengte
9 m (30 ft)1
Gewig
5 ton (11 000 lb)3
Hoogte
2,6 m (8,5 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 21 km/h (13 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Iguanacolossus omtrent 9 m lank (30 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)'n Motor omtrent 4,5 m (15 ft)'n Olifant, die grootste landdier vandag omtrent 6,5 m (21 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Iguanacolossusomtrent 2,6 m hoog (8,5 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 3 motors
so lank soos 2 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 50 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n olifantso swaar soos 1000 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 6 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 11 ysberekon 100 meter in 17 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Iguanacolossus vergeleke met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Iguanacolossus was a styracosternan, a group of iguanodont dinosaurs that often had thumb spikes.1

2

Its fossils were found at a site called Don's Ridge in Utah, named after the discoverer Don DeBlieux.1

3

Only one skeleton of Iguanacolossus has been found, including parts of the skull, backbone, and hips.1

4

Iguanacolossus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, when Utah was a warm, dry land with rivers and forests.1

5

Scientists think Iguanacolossus was about 9 meters (30 feet) long, as big as a school bus.1

6

It had a special sinuous (wavy) contact on its skull that is unique to this dinosaur.1

Deur KI gemaakKI-prent van Iguanacolossus
'n KI-prent van hoe Iguanacolossus 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 Iguanacolossus

?How big was Iguanacolossus?

It was about 9 metres (30 feet) long and weighed around 5 tonnes (11,000 pounds), about as big as a school bus.4

?What did Iguanacolossus eat?

It was a plant-eater. It had a beak and teeth shaped like shields and lozenges for chewing tough plants.4

?When did Iguanacolossus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 139 to 132 million years ago.4

?Is Iguanacolossus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It was an iguanodontian ornithopod, a type of plant-eating dinosaur.4

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Iguanacolossus
Benoem deur
McDonald et al. 20105
Groep
Plantvreters met snawels
Familie / klade
Styracosterna5
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia5
Ouderdom van die rotse
139 tot 133 miljoen jaar (Berriasian / Valanginian)5
Rotsformasies
Cedar Mountain5
Lande
VSA5
Fossielrekords
2 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking
Iguanacolossus was named in 2010 by Andrew McDonald and colleagues. The skeleton was discovered in 2005 by Don DeBlieux in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly how old the lower Yellow Cat Member rocks are, so the age of Iguanacolossus is still debated.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. New Basal Iguanodonts from the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah and the Evolution of Thumb-Spiked Dinosaurs | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Iguanacolossus - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Iguanacolossus (en.m.wikipedia.org)
  5. Iguanacolossus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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