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Maraapunisaurus

Naam beteken: “huge reptile”1

Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Maraapunisaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Colorado, USA. It is known from just one huge backbone bone that was lost long ago, so scientists have to study old drawings to figure out how big it really was.1 2

Het geleef

149 tot 143 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Garden Park, north of Cañon City, Colorado, USA1

Lengte

30,3 tot 32 m (99 tot 105 ft)2 1

Gewig

70 ton tot 120 ton (154 300 tot 264 600 lb)1 2

Hoogte

7,95 m (26 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 7 km/h (4 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?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 20 olifante

so lank soos 7 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 180 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 24000 waatlemoenehoër as 'n kameelperdso swaar soos 150 hele skoolklasse vol kindershoog genoeg om op vloer 3 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 51 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Maraapunisaurus 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)

Maraapunisaurus omtrent 7 km/h (4 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Maraapunisaurus is only known from a single fossil bone, a huge backbone spine that was 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) tall when found.1 2

The original fossil was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so all we have are old drawings and notes.1

Scientists used to think Maraapunisaurus was the longest dinosaur ever, at 58 meters (190 feet), but newer studies say it was about 30 to 32 meters (98 to 105 feet) long.1 2

It belongs to a group called rebbachisaurids, which are relatives of Diplodocus with strange, air-filled bones in their spines.1 2

The name Maraapunisaurus comes from the Southern Ute word 'maraapuni' meaning 'huge', because of its enormous size.1

Maraapunisaurus lived in a savanna-like environment with ferns and some tall trees along rivers, which it used for shade.1

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

?Was Maraapunisaurus the biggest dinosaur ever?

Some scientists used to think so, but newer estimates say it was about 35 to 40 metres long, making it one of the longest known vertebrates ever, though its exact size compared to others like Supersaurus is uncertain.1

?How long was Maraapunisaurus?

Estimates vary: the largest guess was 58 metres, but most modern studies say 30 to 40 metres.1 2

?How much did Maraapunisaurus weigh?

Scientists estimate its mass at 70 to 120 tonnes.1

?What did Maraapunisaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater that probably ate ferns and other low plants in a savanna-like environment, with some tall trees along rivers for shade.1

?When did Maraapunisaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.1

?Where was Maraapunisaurus found?

Its only known fossil was discovered in Garden Park, near Cañon City, Colorado, USA.1

?Why is Maraapunisaurus only known from one bone?

The single backbone bone was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so scientists now rely on old drawings and notes.1

?Is Maraapunisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the group called rebbachisaurids.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Many people think Maraapunisaurus was the biggest dinosaur ever, longer than a blue whale.

Waarheid: Newer research shows it was about 30 to 32 meters long, still huge but not the biggest. The old huge size estimate was based on a mistaken classification as a diplodocid.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Maraapunisaurus
Benoem deur: Carpenter 20183
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Rebbachisauridae3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 149 tot 143 miljoen jaar (Tithonian)3
Rotsformasies: Morrison3
Lande: VSA3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The only fossil was found in 1877 by Oramel Lucas near Cañon City, Colorado, and sent to paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. Cope named it Amphicoelias fragillimus in 1878. In 2018, Kenneth Carpenter renamed it Maraapunisaurus after realizing it was a different kind of dinosaur.1 2
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are still not sure exactly how big Maraapunisaurus was because the only fossil is lost and the drawings may not be perfectly accurate.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Maraapunisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Maraapunisaurus fragillimus, N.G. (formerly Amphicoelias fragillimus), a basal Rebbachisaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Colorado | Geology of the Intermountain West (giw.utahgeology.org)
Maraapunisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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