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Spinosaurus

Naam beteken: “spine lizard”1

Het geëet: VleisSpinosourusseVroeë Kryt tot Laat Kryt

Spinosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs, even bigger than T. rex! It had a huge sail on its back made of long spines, and a long snout like a crocodile. It lived in rivers and swamps in North Africa.1

Het geleef

126 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede5

Vroeë Kryt tot Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, and possibly Kenya5 1

Lengte

tot 14 m (46 ft)1

Gewig

tot 7,4 ton (16 300 lb)1

Hoogte

4,7 m (15 ft)

skatting

Topspoed

omtrent 16 km/h (10 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 5 motors

so lank soos 3 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 78 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n olifantso swaar soos 1500 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 9 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 16 ysberehoog genoeg om op vloer 2 by 'n venster in te loerkon 100 meter in 22 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Spinosaurus 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)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Spinosaurus omtrent 16 km/h (10 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Spinosaurus had a sail on its back made of spines that could grow up to 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) long.1

Its skull was long and narrow like a crocodile, with straight conical teeth that had few or no serrations.1

Spinosaurus had short legs and a long, paddle-shaped tail, which suggests it was a good swimmer.1

It lived in mangrove forests and river systems along the coast of the Tethys Sea.1

The original Spinosaurus fossils were destroyed during World War II, but new ones have been found since.1

Spinosaurus is one of the largest known carnivorous dinosaurs, possibly longer than Tyrannosaurus rex.1

Its name means 'spine lizard' because of the long spines on its back.1

Spinosaurus had large, strong forelimbs with three fingers and a big claw on the first finger.1

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

?How big was Spinosaurus?

About 14 metres (46 feet) long and 7.4 tonnes (8.2 short tons). Some estimates suggest 15 or 16 metres. These are estimates because no complete skeleton has been found.2 3 1

?Was Spinosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Yes, Spinosaurus was longer than T. rex, at about 14 metres (46 feet) compared to T. rex's roughly 12 metres (39 feet). But T. rex stood taller at the hips because Spinosaurus had short legs.2 3

?What did Spinosaurus eat?

It ate fish, and maybe other dinosaurs too. Its long, narrow snout and cone-shaped teeth were good for catching fish, like a crocodile.2 3

?Could Spinosaurus swim?

Scientists think it was semiaquatic, meaning it spent time in and near water. It had a paddle-like tail and dense bones for buoyancy control, but whether it swam a lot or mostly waded is debated.2 3 4

?Why did Spinosaurus have a sail?

Nobody knows for sure. It might have been for body temperature control, to attract mates, or to scare off rivals. Some scientists think it was a thin sail, others a fleshy hump.2 4

?When did Spinosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 99 to 94 million years ago.2 1

?Where did Spinosaurus live?

It lived in North Africa, in what is now Egypt and Morocco. Its home was tidal flats and mangrove forests near the coast.2 3

?Is Spinosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Spinosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a type of theropod, the group of mostly meat-eating dinosaurs that includes T. rex and birds.2 3

?How fast could Spinosaurus run?

Probably up to about 16 km/h (10 mph) on land, about as fast as a kid running fast. This is an estimate. It had short, stubby back legs and was not built for speed on land.3

?What does the name Spinosaurus mean?

It means 'spine lizard', because of the long spines on its back that formed a sail.2 1

Mite-breker

Mite: Spinosaurus was a land hunter like T. rex.

Waarheid: Spinosaurus was semi-aquatic and mostly ate fish, using its crocodile-like snout and paddle tail for swimming.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Spinosaurus
Benoem deur: Stromer 19155
Groep: Spinosourusse
Familie / klade: Spinosauridae5
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Spinosauridae5
Ouderdom van die rotse: 126 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Barremian / Campanian)5
Rotsformasies: Gara Sbaa, Ifezouane, Aïn el Guettar5
Lande: Marokko, Egipte, Niger, Tunisië, Algerië, Kenia5
Fossielrekords: 44 in The Paleobiology Database5
Ontdekking: The first Spinosaurus fossils were found in Egypt in 1912 and described by German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915. Those original fossils were destroyed in World War II.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists debate whether Spinosaurus had one or two species, and whether some fossils belong to a different dinosaur called Sigilmassasaurus.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Spinosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Spinosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Spinosaurus: Current Biology (cell.com)
Semiaquatic adaptations in a giant predatory dinosaur | Science (science.org)
Spinosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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