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Scipionyx

Naam beteken: “Scipio's claw”1
Het geëet: VleisVleisvretende dino'sVroeë Kryt

Scipionyx was a tiny meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Italy, about 113 million years ago. Its fossil is one of the most amazing ever found because it shows the dinosaur's insides, like muscles and guts, turned to stone!1

Het geleef
113 tot 110 miljoen jaar gelede4
Vroeë Kryt
Fossiele gevind in
Pietraroja, Benevento Province, southern Italy41
Lengte
0,461 m (1,5 ft)1
Hoogte
0,18 m (0,6 ft)
skatting
Topspoed
omtrent 14 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?

Scipionyx omtrent 0,461 m lank (1,5 ft)'n Huiskat omtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Hond omtrent 1 m (3,3 ft)'n Grootmensfiets omtrent 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Hoe hoog was dit?

Scipionyxomtrent 0,18 m hoog (0,6 ft)'n Huiskatomtrent 0,3 m (1 ft)'n Hondomtrent 0,5 m (1,6 ft)'n Perdomtrent 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

skatting

so lank soos 2,5 piesangs punt aan puntso lank soos 14 speelgoedboustene in 'n ryklein genoeg om onder 'n stoel deur te loopkon 100 meter in 26 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Scipionyx 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

Scipionyx is the first dinosaur ever found in Italy.1

2

The fossil is so well preserved that scientists can see the shapes of muscles, blood vessels, and even parts of the intestines.1

3

This dinosaur was a baby, only about 46 centimetres (18 inches) long, and probably just three days old when it died.1

4

Inside its stomach, scientists found bones and scales from lizards and fish, showing it ate a variety of small animals.1

5

Scipionyx had a long tail to balance its body and walked on two legs.1

6

The fossil was discovered in 1981 by an amateur fossil hunter who first thought it was a bird.1

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

?How big was Scipionyx?

The only known fossil is a baby about 46 centimetres (18 inches) long. Scientists think adults may have reached about 2.1 metres (7 feet) long, but no adult fossils have been found.12

?What did Scipionyx eat?

Scipionyx ate lizards and fish. Scientists found bones and scales from these animals inside its stomach.1

?Did Scipionyx have feathers?

No feathers were found on the fossil, but scientists think it probably had a fuzzy coat of primitive feathers, like its relatives.12

?Where was Scipionyx found?

It was found in Italy, near the village of Pietraroja, in 1981 by an amateur fossil hunter.1

?Is Scipionyx a dinosaur?

Yes, Scipionyx is a small meat-eating dinosaur called a theropod.1

?Why is Scipionyx famous?

Scipionyx is famous because its fossil is incredibly well preserved, showing muscles, intestines, and other soft tissues turned to stone.13

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Scipionyx
Benoem deur
Dal Sasso and Signore 19964
Groep
Vleisvretende dino's
Familie / klade
Compsognathidae4
Klassifikasie
Theropoda > Compsognathidae4
Ouderdom van die rotse
113 tot 110 miljoen jaar (Albian)4
Lande
Italië4
Fossielrekords
1 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking
The only known Scipionyx fossil was found in 1981 by Giovanni Todesco, an amateur paleontologist, in a quarry near Pietraroja, Italy. It was named Scipionyx samniticus in 1998 by scientists Marco Signore and Cristiano Dal Sasso.1
Steeds omstrede
Scientists are not sure how Scipionyx breathed. They have studied the position of its internal organs but disagree on the answer.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Scipionyx (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Mesozoic Monthly: Scipionyx (carnegiemnh.org)
  3. Exceptional soft-tissue preservation in a theropod dinosaur from Italy | Nature (nature.com)
  4. Scipionyx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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