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Puertasaurus

Naam beteken: “Puerta's lizard, after fossil hunter Pablo Puerta”1

Puertasaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It was one of the biggest dinosaurs ever, maybe as long as three school buses parked end to end!1

Het geleef

84 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina1

Lengte

27 tot 30 m (89 tot 98 ft)1

Gewig

45 ton tot 60 ton (99 200 tot 132 300 lb)1

Hoogte

6,4 m (21 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 9 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 10 olifante

so lank soos 7 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 170 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 12000 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 75 hele skoolklasse vol kindershoog genoeg om op vloer 3 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 40 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Puertasaurus 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)

Puertasaurus omtrent 9 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

Only four bones of Puertasaurus have been found: one neck bone, one back bone, and two tail bones.1

The back bone is the widest known of any sauropod, measuring 1.68 meters (5.5 feet) across.1

Puertasaurus lived about 76 to 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

Its home was a warm, wet forest with lots of rain, where it shared the land with another giant sauropod called Dreadnoughtus.1

Scientists are not sure exactly how big Puertasaurus was because so few bones have been found, but they think it was one of the heaviest dinosaurs.1

The neck bone of Puertasaurus shows it had strong muscles and ligaments to hold up its huge neck.1

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

?How big was Puertasaurus?

Scientists are not sure, but estimates range from about 27 to 40 meters long. Most recent estimates put it around 30 meters long and 50 to 60 metric tons.1 2

?What did Puertasaurus eat?

Puertasaurus was a plant-eater, like all sauropods. It likely ate leaves and other plants from the trees in its forest home.2

?When did Puertasaurus live?

Puertasaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76 to 70 million years ago.2 1

?Where was Puertasaurus found?

Its bones were found in Argentina, in the Santa Cruz Province of southern Patagonia. Only four bones from one individual have been discovered.1 2

?Was Puertasaurus bigger than Argentinosaurus?

It is hard to say. Some early estimates made Puertasaurus as big as Argentinosaurus, but later studies suggest it was probably smaller, maybe around 30 meters long, while Argentinosaurus may have reached up to 35 meters long.1

?Why is Puertasaurus famous?

Puertasaurus is famous for being one of the biggest dinosaurs ever, even though we only have four of its bones. Its back bone is the widest known of any sauropod.1 2

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Puertasaurus was the largest dinosaur ever.

Waarheid: It was huge, but other titanosaurs like Argentinosaurus and Patagotitan may have been even bigger.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Puertasaurus
Benoem deur: Novas et al. 20053
Groep: Langnekke
Familie / klade: Colossosauria3
Klassifikasie: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Campanian)3
Rotsformasies: Cerro Fortaleza3
Lande: Argentinië3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: The fossils were found in January 2001 by Pablo Puerta and Santiago Reuil in Argentina. Scientists named it Puertasaurus reuili in 2005.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists debate the exact size of Puertasaurus because only a few bones are known, and different estimates give different lengths and weights.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

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

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