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Nicksaurus

Naam beteken: “Nick's lizard”1
Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Kryt

Nicksaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Pakistan. It was a titanosaur, a type of giant sauropod dinosaur. Its teeth were long and cone-shaped, like little ice cream cones!1

Het geleef
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede4
Laat Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Barkhan District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan1
Lengte
12 m (39 ft)3
Gewig
4 ton (8 800 lb)3
Hoogte
2,9 m (9,5 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Nicksaurus omtrent 12 m lank (39 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)Nicksaurusomtrent 2,9 m hoog (9,5 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)

skatting

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 motors
so lank soos 2,5 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 67 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 200 hondeso swaar soos 800 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 5 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 9 ysberekon 100 meter in 18 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Nicksaurus 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

Nicksaurus lived during the latest part of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago.1

2

Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation, a rock layer in the Sulaiman Basin of Pakistan.1

3

The name Nicksaurus honors British journalist Nick Allen, who helped save dinosaur footprints in Pakistan.1

4

Nicksaurus had a medium-sized body for a sauropod, but scientists are not sure exactly how big it was.1

5

Its tail bones were procoelous, meaning they were hollowed out on one side like a cup.1

6

Nicksaurus shared its home with other titanosaurs like Gspsaurus, Saraikimasoom, and Pakisaurus.3

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

?What did Nicksaurus eat?

Nicksaurus was a plant-eater, just like other sauropods. It used its long, cone-shaped teeth to munch on leaves and plants.34

?How big was Nicksaurus?

Scientists are not sure exactly how big Nicksaurus was, but it had a medium-sized body for a sauropod. It was probably smaller than the biggest titanosaurs.3

?When did Nicksaurus live?

Nicksaurus lived during the latest part of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. That was right before the dinosaurs went extinct.3

?Where was Nicksaurus found?

Nicksaurus fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in the Sulaiman Basin of Pakistan. The bones come from a place called Kinwa Kali Kakor.34

?Is Nicksaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Nicksaurus is a dinosaur. It is a titanosaur, which is a type of giant sauropod dinosaur.34

?Why is it called Nicksaurus?

The name Nicksaurus honors British journalist Nick Allen, who helped save dinosaur footprints in Pakistan. 'Saurus' means lizard in Greek.3

?Did Nicksaurus have feathers?

No, Nicksaurus did not have feathers. It was a sauropod, and sauropods had scaly skin like modern reptiles.3

?Could Nicksaurus swim?

Nobody knows for sure if Nicksaurus could swim. Many large dinosaurs probably could wade in water, but there is no evidence that Nicksaurus was a good swimmer.3

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Nicksaurus
Benoem deur
Malkani 20144
Groep
Langnekke
Familie / klade
Saltasauridae4
Klassifikasie
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
Ouderdom van die rotse
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)4
Rotsformasies
Vitakri4
Lande
Pakistan4
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking
Nicksaurus was first named by paleontologist Malkani in 2014. The fossils were found in the Vitakri dome area of Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.21
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Nicksaurus was, because only a few bones have been found.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Formal Description of Mesozoic and Cenozoic Biotas Found from Pakistan (scirp.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. List of informally named dinosaurs (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Nicksaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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