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Pelorosaurus

Naam beteken: “monstrous lizard”1

Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Pelorosaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that stomped through Early Cretaceous England. It was one of the very first sauropods ever recognized as a dinosaur, not a sea monster!1 2

Het geleef

145 tot 110 miljoen jaar gelede4

Laat Jura tot Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

England, United Kingdom2 1

Lengte

24 tot 25 m (79 tot 82 ft)1 2

Hoogte

5,5 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

so lank soos 6 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 140 piesangs punt aan punthoog 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 Pelorosaurus 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)

Pelorosaurus 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

Pelorosaurus was one of the first sauropods to be identified as a dinosaur, but Richard Owen had earlier thought its bones belonged to a giant sea crocodile.1

Its front legs were relatively long, a trait typical of brachiosaurids, which helped it reach high vegetation.1

The name 'Pelorosaurus' was originally going to be 'Colossosaurus', but the scientist changed it because 'kolossos' meant 'statue' in Greek, not 'giant'.1

Many fossils once assigned to Pelorosaurus have turned out to belong to other dinosaurs, like Haestasaurus and Duriatitan.1

The humerus (upper arm bone) of Pelorosaurus was 137 centimeters long, which is taller than most adult humans.1

Pelorosaurus lived about 140 to 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1 2

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

?How big was Pelorosaurus?

Thomas Holtz estimated its length at about 24 metres (79 feet). The Natural History Museum gives a length of 25 metres (82 feet).1 2

?What did Pelorosaurus eat?

Pelorosaurus was a herbivore. It ate tough vegetation, browsing on plants with its chisel-like teeth.2 3

?When did Pelorosaurus live?

Pelorosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 to 125 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Pelorosaurus found?

Fossils of Pelorosaurus have been found in England, including in Cuckfield, West Sussex, and on the Isle of Wight.1 2 3

Mite-breker

Mite: Pelorosaurus was a sea monster or a crocodile-like reptile.

Waarheid: Scientists now know it was a land-dwelling dinosaur, thanks to its leg bones that supported its weight on land.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pelorosaurus
Benoem deur: Mantell 18504
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Titanosauriformes4
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 145 tot 110 miljoen jaar (Tithonian / Albian)4
Rotsformasies: Tunbridge Wells Sand4
Lande: Verenigde Koninkryk, Frankryk4
Fossielrekords: 3 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Gideon Mantell named Pelorosaurus in 1850, based on bones found in England. He used a humerus and vertebrae that had been discovered earlier, and he was the first to suggest it was a dinosaur.1 4
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Pelorosaurus is a valid genus, because the original bones might belong to more than one animal, and the name has a confusing history.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Pelorosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Pelorosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Pelorosaurus, an Isle of Wight basal titanosauriform - DinoWight (dinowight.org.uk)
Pelorosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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