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Loricatosaurus

Naam beteken: “armored lizard”1
Het geëet: PlanteDino's met plateMiddel-Jura

Loricatosaurus was a plated dinosaur that walked on four legs and ate plants. It had bony plates and spikes on its back and tail to protect itself from hungry predators.1

Het geleef
165 tot 162 miljoen jaar gelede4
Middel-Jura
Fossiele gevind in
England and France41
Lengte
4 tot 5 m (13 tot 16 ft)1
Gewig
1,4 ton (3 100 lb)2
Hoogte
1,5 m (4,9 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Loricatosaurus omtrent 5 m lank (16 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)Loricatosaurusomtrent 1,5 m hoog (4,9 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 70 honde
so lank soos 5 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 28 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 280 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 74 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 44 skoolkindersso swaar soos 3 ysberekon 100 meter in 20 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Loricatosaurus 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

Loricatosaurus lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 165 to 161 million years ago.4

2

Only two partial skeletons of Loricatosaurus have been found, one in England and one in France.1

3

The fossils were first thought to belong to another dinosaur called Lexovisaurus, but scientists later realized they were a different animal.1

4

Loricatosaurus had bony plates and spikes on its body, but scientists are not sure if it had a shoulder spike like some other stegosaurs.1

5

The name Loricatosaurus means 'armored lizard' in Latin and Greek.1

6

Loricatosaurus is a type of stegosaur, a group of plant-eating dinosaurs with plates and spikes.1

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

?What did Loricatosaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants.3

?How big was Loricatosaurus?

Scientists are not sure of its exact size because only two partial skeletons have been found.3

?When did Loricatosaurus live?

It lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 165 to 161 million years ago.1

?Where was Loricatosaurus found?

Its fossils have been found in England and France.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Loricatosaurus had a spike on its shoulder.

Waarheid: Scientists now believe the supposed shoulder spike is actually a tail spike.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Loricatosaurus
Benoem deur
Maidment et al. 20084
Groep
Dino's met plate
Familie / klade
Stegosauridae4
Klassifikasie
Ornithischia > Stegosauria > Thyreophora4
Ouderdom van die rotse
165 tot 162 miljoen jaar (Callovian)4
Rotsformasies
Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus, Oxford Clay4
Lande
Frankryk, Verenigde Koninkryk4
Fossielrekords
2 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking
The first fossils were found in 1901 by Alfred Leeds in a brick pit in Peterborough, England. The dinosaur was named Loricatosaurus in 2008 by Susannah Maidment and her team.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are still debating exactly how Loricatosaurus is related to other stegosaurs like Stegosaurus.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Loricatosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Loricatosaurus priscus | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
  3. PaleoCodex :: Loricatosaurus (paleocodex.com)
  4. Loricatosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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