Tototlmimus

Naam beteken: “bird mimic”1

Het geëet: PlanteVolstruisdino'sLaat Kryt

Tototlmimus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in what is now Mexico. It had long legs and a beak, and it could run quickly to escape predators or chase after food.1

Het geleef

84 tot 72 miljoen jaar gelede3

Laat Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Sonora, Mexico1 2

Topspoed

omtrent 66 km/h (41 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

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)

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

Tototlmimus omtrent 66 km/h (41 mph)

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

cool goed

Prettige feite

Tototlmimus is the first ornithomimid dinosaur formally named from Mexico.1

Its fossils were found in the Packard Shale, which is about 72 million years old.1

Only parts of the hands and feet have been discovered, so scientists don't know its full size.2

The name Tototlmimus comes from the Nahuatl word 'tototl' meaning bird, and 'mimus' meaning mimic.1

Its foot bones show it had an arctometatarsus, a special structure that helped it run fast.1

Tototlmimus lived on the ancient continent of Laramidia, which is now western North America.2

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

?How big was Tototlmimus?

Nobody knows for sure because only parts of its hands and feet have been found. It was a medium-sized ornithomimid, comparable in size to related dinosaurs like Gallimimus.1 2

?What did Tototlmimus eat?

It was probably an herbivore or omnivore, eating plants and maybe small animals. Like other ornithomimids, it had a beak and no teeth.3

?When did Tototlmimus live?

It lived about 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1 2

?Where was Tototlmimus found?

Its fossils were found in Sonora, northwestern Mexico, in the Packard Shale formation.1 2

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Tototlmimus
Benoem deur: Serrano-Brañas et al. 20163
Groep: Volstruisdino's
Familie / klade: Ornithomimidae3
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
Ouderdom van die rotse: 84 tot 72 miljoen jaar (Campanian)3
Rotsformasies: Packard Shale3
Lande: Meksiko3
Fossielrekords: 1 in The Paleobiology Database3
Ontdekking: Tototlmimus was named in 2016 by Claudia Inés Serrano-Brañas and her team. The fossils were found in Sonora, Mexico.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists are not sure how big Tototlmimus was because only a few bones of its hands and feet have been found.2

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Tototlmimus (en.wikipedia.org)
Paleo Profile: Mexico's “Bird Mimic” (nationalgeographic.com)
Tototlmimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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