Dinokaart nr. 1125 van 2 027

Malarguesaurus

Naam beteken: “Malargüe lizard, after the Malargüe Department in Mendoza Province, Argentina”1

Malarguesaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through what is now Argentina about 90 million years ago. It was a titanosauriform sauropod, meaning it was a cousin of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived. Its bones were found in the Portezuelo Formation, and it is the second sauropod discovered in Mendoza Province.1 2

Het geleef

90 tot 86 miljoen jaar gelede5

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Mendoza Province, Argentina1 2

Lengte

20,4 m (67 ft)4

Gewig

16 ton (35 300 lb)4

Hoogte

4,6 m (15 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 13 km/h (8 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

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?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 olifante

so lank soos 5 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 110 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 11 motorsso swaar soos 3200 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 20 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 36 ysberehoog genoeg om op vloer 2 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 28 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Malarguesaurus 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)

Malarguesaurus omtrent 13 km/h (8 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Malarguesaurus is known from tail vertebrae, chevrons, ribs, and limb bones, but no skull has been found.1

Its fossils were found in rocks that are between about 90.5 and 88.5 million years old, from the Turonian to Coniacian stages.1 2

Scientists think Malarguesaurus was a robust, heavy-built sauropod, based on its thick bones.1

It was first described in 2008 by González Riga and colleagues, and the full scientific paper was published in 2009.1 3

Malarguesaurus is closely related to other titanosauriforms like Ligabuesaurus and Phuwiangosaurus, and some studies place it in a group called Somphospondyli.1

The only species in this genus is Malarguesaurus florenciae.1 2

KI-prent van Malarguesaurus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Malarguesaurus 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.

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Malarguesaurus
Benoem deur: González Riga et al. 20095
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Titanosauria5
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 90 tot 86 miljoen jaar (Coniacian)5
Rotsformasies: Los Bastos5
Lande: Argentinië5
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: Malarguesaurus was named by paleontologists Bernardo González Riga, Elena Previtera, and Cecilia Pirrone in 2008, based on fossils found in the Portezuelo Formation of Mendoza, Argentina.1 3
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure exactly where Malarguesaurus fits in the sauropod family tree; some studies place it in Titanosauria, while others put it in Somphospondyli or Macronaria.1 2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Malarguesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Malarguesaurus florenciae gen. et sp. nov., a new titanosauriform (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mendoza, Argentina (bionames.org)
Malarguesaurus florenciae | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
Malarguesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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