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Paralititan

Naam beteken: “tidal giant”1

Paralititan was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through ancient mangrove swamps in what is now Egypt. It was one of the biggest dinosaurs of its time, with a huge body and a small head on a long neck. It lived about 100 to 94 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 3

Het geleef

100 tot 94 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Fossils were found in the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt, in the Bahariya Formation. The PBDB also lists a record from Algeria.1 3

Lengte

26 m (85 ft)1

Gewig

30 ton tot 55 ton (66 100 tot 121 300 lb)1

Hoogte

5,6 m (18 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 10 km/h (6 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 9 olifante

so lank soos 6 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 140 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 11000 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 69 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 120 ysberehoog genoeg om op vloer 2 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 36 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Paralititan 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)

Paralititan omtrent 10 km/h (6 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

Paralititan's upper arm bone, called a humerus, was 1.69 meters (5.5 feet) long. That's longer than a tall adult person is tall!1

It was the first dinosaur shown to have lived in a mangrove habitat, which is a swampy forest by the sea.1

Only about 5.1% of Paralititan's skeleton has been found, so scientists are still guessing how big it really was.1

A tooth from a meat-eating dinosaur called Carcharodontosaurus was found near Paralititan's bones, suggesting that a predator scavenged on its dead body.1

Paralititan lived alongside other famous dinosaurs like Spinosaurus, the sail-backed predator, and the long-necked Aegyptosaurus.1

Its tail bones were wider than they were tall, and they didn't have the air-filled holes that some other sauropods had.1

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

?How big was Paralititan?

Scientists estimate it was about 26 metres (85 feet) long and weighed 30 to 55 tonnes (33 to 61 short tons). That makes it a large sauropod, but not as huge as Argentinosaurus or Puertasaurus.1

?What did Paralititan eat?

Paralititan was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It used its long neck to reach leaves and other vegetation in its mangrove swamp home.1 2

?When did Paralititan live?

Paralititan lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 101 to 94 million years ago. That was during the Cenomanian stage.1 2

?Where was Paralititan found?

Its fossils were found in the Bahariya Oasis in western Egypt, in rock layers of the Bahariya Formation. The area was once a mangrove swamp by the Tethys Sea.1 2

?Was Paralititan bigger than T. rex?

Yes, Paralititan was much bigger than T. rex. It was about 26 metres (85 feet) long, while T. rex was about 12 metres (40 feet) long.1

?Did Paralititan have any predators?

A tooth from a meat-eating dinosaur called Carcharodontosaurus was found near its bones, suggesting that a predator scavenged on its dead body. It also lived alongside Spinosaurus and other theropods.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Paralititan was the biggest dinosaur ever.

Waarheid: It was huge, but not the biggest. Scientists estimate it was about 26 meters (85 feet) long and weighed up to 55 tonnes, but others like Argentinosaurus were even bigger.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Paralititan
Benoem deur: Smith et al. 20013
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Lithostrotia3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 100 tot 94 miljoen jaar (Cenomanian)3
Rotsformasies: Baharîje3
Lande: Egipte, Algerië3
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Paralititan was named in 2001 by a team led by paleontologist Joshua B. Smith. They found its partial skeleton in the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt, and named it after Ernst Stromer, a German paleontologist who had explored the area earlier.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate how big Paralititan really was, because only a small part of its skeleton has been found. Some estimates say it was 26 meters long, but others think it could have been even larger.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Paralititan (en.wikipedia.org)
Paralititan | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Paralititan in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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