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Kayentavenator

Naam beteken: “Kayenta hunter”1
Het geëet: VleisVleisvretende dino'sVroeë Jura

Kayentavenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Arizona, USA, about 189 million years ago. It was a fast, two-legged hunter that probably chased small prey through the ancient desert.12

Het geleef
200 tot 184 miljoen jaar gelede6
Vroeë Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Arizona, USA12
Topspoed
omtrent 47 km/h (29 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe vinnig was dit?

cool goed

Prettige feite

1

Kayentavenator was named by Robert Gay in 2010, based on fossils found in the Kayenta Formation in Arizona.12

2

The only known fossils of Kayentavenator are a partial pelvis, a hindlimb, and seven vertebrae.1

3

Some scientists think Kayentavenator might actually be a young coelophysid dinosaur, not a separate species.3

4

The name Kayentavenator means 'Kayenta hunter', after the rock formation where it was found.1

5

Kayentavenator lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 189 million years ago.1

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

?How big was Kayentavenator?

The only known fossil is from a juvenile that stood about 0.5 metres (1.6 feet) tall at the hip. The adult size is unknown.45

?What did Kayentavenator eat?

Kayentavenator was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It probably hunted small prey.46

?Is Kayentavenator a real dinosaur species?

Some scientists think Kayentavenator might be a young coelophysid dinosaur, not a separate species. Others believe it is a valid genus. The fossils are very fragmentary, so it is still debated.43

?Where was Kayentavenator found?

Its fossils were found in the Kayenta Formation in northeastern Arizona, USA, on the Navajo Reservation.45

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Kayentavenator was a large, fearsome predator like T. rex.

Waarheid: Kayentavenator was actually a small dinosaur, probably only a few meters long, and its fossils are very incomplete.21

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Kayentavenator
Benoem deur
Gay 20106
Groep
Vleisvretende dino's
Familie / klade
Tetanurae6
Klassifikasie
Theropoda6
Ouderdom van die rotse
200 tot 184 miljoen jaar (Sinemurian / Pliensbachian)6
Rotsformasies
Kayenta6
Lande
VSA6
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database6
Ontdekking
The fossils of Kayentavenator were discovered in 1982 by the University of California Museum of Paleontology at a site called Willow Springs 2 in Arizona. Robert Gay named the dinosaur in 2010.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure if Kayentavenator is a valid dinosaur or just a young individual of another coelophysid species.3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. KAYENTAVENATOR - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. The Theropod Database Blog: Is Kayentavenator a young "Megapnosaurus" kayentakatae? (theropoddatabase.blogspot.com)
  4. Kayentavenator (en.wikipedia.org)
  5. PaleoCodex :: Kayentavenator (paleocodex.com)
  6. Kayentavenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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