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Muyelensaurus

Naam beteken: “Muyelen lizard, after an indigenous name for the Colorado River in Argentina”1

Muyelensaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a titanosaur, a group of sauropods known for their huge size, but Muyelensaurus was more slender than its relatives.1

Het geleef

90 tot 84 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Neuquén province, Patagonia, Argentina1

Lengte

13,4 m (44 ft)2

Gewig

5,5 ton (12 100 lb)2

Hoogte

3,2 m (10 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?

Hoe hoog was dit?

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 4 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 74 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n olifantso swaar soos 1100 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 7 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 12 ysberekon 100 meter in 20 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Muyelensaurus 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)

Muyelensaurus omtrent 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Muyelensaurus lived about 86 to 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous.1

Its fossils were first thought to be from the Portezuelo Formation, but later scientists realized they came from the Plottier Formation.1

The name Muyelensaurus comes from 'Muyelen', an indigenous name for the Colorado River in Argentina.1

Muyelensaurus was more slender than other titanosaurs, meaning it had a lighter build.1

The only known species is Muyelensaurus pecheni.1

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

?How big was Muyelensaurus?

Scientists do not know its exact size yet, but it was a middle-sized sauropod, more slender than other titanosaurs.1 3

?What did Muyelensaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, like all sauropods. It had suboval teeth with crests, good for stripping leaves.1 3

?When did Muyelensaurus live?

It lived about 86 to 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 4

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Muyelensaurus
Benoem deur: Calvo et al. 20074
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Rinconsauria4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 90 tot 84 miljoen jaar (Coniacian / Santonian)4
Rotsformasies: Plottier4
Lande: Argentinië4
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Muyelensaurus was named in 2007 by paleontologists Jorge Calvo, Bernardo González Riga, and Juan Porfiri. The fossils were found in the Neuquén province of Patagonia, Argentina.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Muyelensaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Muyelensaurus pecheni | Dinosaur Database by DinoAnimals.com (dinoanimals.com)
A new titanosaur sauropod from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina (researchgate.net)
Muyelensaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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