Podokesaurus
Podokesaurus was a small, speedy dinosaur that lived in what is now Massachusetts, USA, during the Early Jurassic Period. It was a meat-eater with sharp teeth and hollow bones, built for running fast after tiny prey.1
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Podokesaurus could run at about 15 to 20 kilometers per hour (9 to 12 miles per hour).1
The only known fossil of Podokesaurus was lost in a fire in 1917, and no other definite specimens have been found since.1
Mignon Talbot, who discovered and named Podokesaurus in 1911, was the first woman to find and describe a non-bird dinosaur.1
A small piece of polished quartz was found among the ribs of Podokesaurus, and scientists think it might have been a gastrolith (stomach stone).1
Podokesaurus had hollow, lightweight bones, which helped it be a fast runner.1
Its lower leg bones were much longer than its upper leg bones, an adaptation for speed.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Podokesaurus
?How big was Podokesaurus?
About 1 meter (3 feet) long and weighed between 1 and 4 kilograms (2 to 9 pounds).1
?What did Podokesaurus eat?
It was a meat-eater (carnivore) with sharp teeth, and it hunted small prey.1
?When did Podokesaurus live?
It lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 201 to 190 million years ago.1
?Where was Podokesaurus found?
In Massachusetts, USA, near Mount Holyoke in the Connecticut Valley.1
?Why was Podokesaurus named that?
Its name means 'swift-footed lizard of Holyoke' in Greek, because it was a fast runner.1
Mite-breker
Mite: Some people think Podokesaurus was the same as Coelophysis.
Waarheid: Scientists now believe Podokesaurus was a separate genus of coelophysoid dinosaur, not the same as Coelophysis.1
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Podokesaurus
- Benoem deur
- Talbot 19113
- Groep
- Vleisvretende dino's
- Familie / klade
- Coelophysidae3
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda > Coelophysoidea3
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 227 tot 193 miljoen jaar (Norian / Sinemurian)3
- Rotsformasies
- Portland3
- Lande
- VSA3
- Fossielrekords
- 26 in The Paleobiology Database3
- Ontdekking
- Geologist Mignon Talbot found the fossil near Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1910. She named it Podokesaurus holyokensis in 1911.1
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists are not sure exactly where in the Portland Formation the Podokesaurus fossil came from, so its exact age is uncertain.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Podokesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Podokesaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Podokesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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