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Rapetosaurus

Naam beteken: “Rapeto lizard, after a giant deity in Malagasy folklore”1
Het geëet: PlanteLangnekkeLaat Kryt

Rapetosaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived on the island of Madagascar. It was one of the last giant sauropods, but it was smaller than its huge cousins like Argentinosaurus. A nearly complete skeleton of a baby Rapetosaurus helped scientists learn a lot about how titanosaurs grew.1

Het geleef
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar gelede3
Laat Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Mahajanga basin, northwestern Madagascar (Maevarano Formation)13
Lengte
15 tot 16,5 m (49 tot 54 ft)1
Gewig
10,3 ton (22 700 lb)1
Hoogte
2,5 tot 3,5 m (8,2 tot 11 ft)12
Topspoed
omtrent 15 km/h (9 mph)
Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias
Jura
Kryt
252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Rapetosaurus omtrent 16,5 m lank (54 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 Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)'n Olifantomtrent 3,2 m (10 ft)Rapetosaurusomtrent 3,5 m hoog (11 ft)'n Kameelperdomtrent 5,5 m (18 ft)

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 7 motors
so lank soos 4 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 92 piesangs punt aan puntso swaar soos 1,5 olifanteso swaar soos 2100 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 13 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 23 ysberekon 100 meter in 24 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Rapetosaurus 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

Rapetosaurus is the most complete titanosaur ever found, with a skull still attached to its body.1

2

A baby Rapetosaurus weighed only about 3.4 kilograms (7.5 pounds) when it hatched, but could grow to over 10 tonnes as an adult.1

3

The young Rapetosaurus probably did not need its parents to survive, but it may have starved during Madagascar's harsh dry seasons.1

4

Rapetosaurus lived alongside the fierce predator Majungasaurus, which may have hunted it.1

5

Unlike many other titanosaurs, Rapetosaurus shared its home with only one other large plant-eater, another titanosaur.1

6

The name Rapetosaurus comes from Rapeto, a giant in Malagasy stories who shaped the land.1

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

?How big was Rapetosaurus?

Rapetosaurus reached about 15 metres (49 feet) long as an adult, and one estimate put a probable adult at 16.5 metres (54 feet) and 10.3 tonnes (11.35 short tons). A juvenile measured 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed about as much as an elephant.1

?What did Rapetosaurus eat?

Rapetosaurus was a herbivore, eating plants. Its small, pencil-like teeth were good for ripping leaves off trees but not for chewing.1

?When did Rapetosaurus live?

Rapetosaurus lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period.1

?Was Rapetosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Rapetosaurus was longer than Tyrannosaurus rex, reaching about 15 metres (49 feet) compared to T. rex's roughly 12 metres (40 feet), but the sources do not directly compare them.1

?Did Rapetosaurus have feathers?

No, Rapetosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur, and sauropods did not have feathers. The sources do not mention feathers.1

?Could Rapetosaurus swim?

The sources do not say whether Rapetosaurus could swim, but it may have roamed coastal environments like tidal flats.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think all titanosaurs were enormous, like Argentinosaurus.

Waarheid: Rapetosaurus was much smaller, only about 15 to 16.5 meters (49 to 54 feet) long, which is less than half the length of its giant relatives.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Rapetosaurus
Benoem deur
Curry Rogers and Forster 20013
Groep
Langnekke
Familie / klade
Saltasauroidea3
Klassifikasie
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Ouderdom van die rotse
72 tot 66 miljoen jaar (Maastrichtian)3
Rotsformasies
Maevarano3
Lande
Madagaskar3
Fossielrekords
5 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking
Rapetosaurus was named in 2001 by Kristina Curry Rogers and Catherine Forster. The fossils were found in Madagascar by a team from Stony Brook University led by David Krause.12
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are still debating exactly how fast Rapetosaurus grew and how long it took to reach adult size.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Rapetosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. The last of the dinosaur titans: a new sauropod from Madagascar | Nature (nature.com)
  3. Rapetosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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