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Metriacanthosaurus

Naam beteken: “moderately-spined lizard”1
Het geëet: VleisVleisvretende dino'sLaat Jura

Metriacanthosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in England about 160 million years ago. It had moderately tall spines on its backbone, not as high as some other dinosaurs. Scientists only know it from a few bones, so they guess what it looked like based on its relatives.21

Het geleef
162 tot 159 miljoen jaar gelede4
Laat Jura
Fossiele gevind in
Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom24
Lengte
8 tot 8,2 m (26 tot 27 ft)21
Gewig
1 ton (2 200 lb)2
Hoogte
1,8 m (5,9 ft)3
Topspoed
omtrent 36 km/h (22 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Metriacanthosaurus omtrent 8,2 m lank (27 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)Metriacanthosaurusomtrent 1,8 m hoog (5,9 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 50 honde
so lank soos 8 honde van neus tot stertso lank soos 46 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 200 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 53 kleuterskoolkindersso swaar soos 31 skoolkindersso swaar soos 2 ysberekon 100 meter in 10 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Metriacanthosaurus 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

Metriacanthosaurus is the only metriacanthosaurid dinosaur named from outside of Asia. All its close relatives are from Asia.2

2

Its fossils were found in marine sediments. During the Late Jurassic, Europe was a group of islands surrounded by shallow seas.2

3

The name Metriacanthosaurus means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.2

4

The only known specimen includes an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone. No skull has been found.21

5

Metriacanthosaurus was originally named as a species of Megalosaurus in 1923. It was given its own genus in 1964 by Alick Walker.2

6

It lived about 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic. Other dinosaurs from the same time include the sauropod Cetiosauriscus and the stegosaur Lexovisaurus.2

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

?How big was Metriacanthosaurus?

It was about 8 meters long and weighed around 1 tonne.21

?What did Metriacanthosaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat.12

?When did Metriacanthosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 160 to 154 million years ago.12

?Where was Metriacanthosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in England, near Weymouth, Dorset.21

?Why is it called Metriacanthosaurus?

The name means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.21

?Did Metriacanthosaurus have a skull?

No skull has been found. The only known fossils are an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone.21

?Was Metriacanthosaurus related to Allosaurus?

It was a theropod like Allosaurus, but it belongs to a different family called Metriacanthosauridae.21

?How fast could Metriacanthosaurus run?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a medium-sized theropod it was probably a fast runner.2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Metriacanthosaurus
Benoem deur
Walker 19644
Groep
Vleisvretende dino's
Familie / klade
Metriacanthosauridae4
Klassifikasie
Theropoda > Allosauroidea4
Ouderdom van die rotse
162 tot 159 miljoen jaar (Oxfordian)4
Rotsformasies
Oxford Clay4
Lande
Verenigde Koninkryk4
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking
The fossils were discovered in 1871 by W. Parker at Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, England. Geologist John Phillips briefly mentioned them that same year. In 1923, Friedrich von Huene named it Megalosaurus parkeri, and in 1964 Alick Walker gave it the new genus Metriacanthosaurus.2
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly what Metriacanthosaurus looked like because only a partial skeleton has been found. Reconstructions are guesswork based on similar dinosaurs.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Metriacanthosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Metriacanthosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Metriacanthosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
  4. Metriacanthosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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