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Argyrosaurus

Izenaren esanahia: “silver lizard”1
Jaten zuen: LandareakLepo-luzeakGoi Kretazeoa

Argyrosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a titanosaur, a group of sauropods known for their enormous size. This dinosaur is known from a single left forelimb, but that arm was already huge!13

Bizi izan zen
Duela 84 eta 66 milioi urte artean3
Goi Kretazeoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
Chubut Province, Argentina13
Luzera
17 eta 28 m artean (56 eta 92 ft artean)1
Pisua
12 tona eta 50,8 tona artean (26ย 500 eta 112ย 000 lb artean)1
Altuera
6 m (20 ft)
kalkulua
Abiadura maximoa
11 km/h inguru (7 mph)
Korrika egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa
Jurasikoa
Kretazeoa
Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein luzea zen?

Argyrosaurus 28 m inguru luze (92 ft)Heldu baten bizikleta 1,8 m inguru (5,9 ft)Auto bat 4,5 m inguru (15 ft)Elefante bat, gaur egungo lehorreko animaliarik handiena 6,5 m inguru (21 ft)

Zein altua zen?

Zaldi bat1,6 m inguru (5,2 ft)Elefante bat3,2 m inguru (10 ft)Jirafa bat5,5 m inguru (18 ft)Argyrosaurus6 m inguru altu (20 ft)

kalkulua

Zein astuna zen?

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Zein handia zen Argyrosaurus ZUREKIN alderatuta?

Zure nabigatzaileko kalkulu hutsak. Ez da ezer gordetzen ez inora bidaltzen.

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

1

The only sure fossil of Argyrosaurus is a huge left forelimb, including the upper arm bone, two lower arm bones, and all five hand bones.1

2

When the forelimb was found, the rest of the skeleton was there too, but it was completely destroyed during digging.1

3

Many other fossils were later thought to belong to Argyrosaurus, but scientists now think most of them are from different titanosaurs.1

4

One of those misidentified fossils was even given its own new name: Elaltitan lilloi.2

5

Argyrosaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

6

The name Argyrosaurus means 'silver lizard' because it was found in Argentina, which means 'silver land'.1

AAk eginaArgyrosaurus: AAk egindako irudia
Argyrosaurus nolakoa izan zitekeen erakusten duen AAk egindako irudia, ordenagailu batek zientzialariek dakitenetik sortua. Asmakizun bat da: benetako animalia desberdina izan zitekeen, eta inork ez daki zein ziren bere benetako koloreak.
zure galderak

Argyrosaurus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Argyrosaurus?

Estimates vary a lot. One estimate says about 17 metres long and 12 tonnes, while another says up to 28 metres and about 43.5 to 50.8 tonnes. A more recent estimate is 21 metres and 26 tonnes.1

?What did Argyrosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, like other sauropods. Its teeth and jaws are not known, but its relatives were herbivores, so it likely ate ferns, conifers, and other plants.1

?When did Argyrosaurus live?

It lived about 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

?Why is Argyrosaurus called 'silver lizard'?

The name means 'silver lizard' because it was found in Argentina, which literally means 'silver land'.1

Mito-hauslea

Mitoa: Many fossils from Argentina and Uruguay were once called Argyrosaurus.

Egia: Scientists now think only the original forelimb definitely belongs to Argyrosaurus. The other fossils are probably different dinosaurs.1

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Argyrosaurus
Izendatzailea:
Lydekker 18933
Taldea
Lepo-luzeak
Familia / klada
Titanosauria3
Sailkapena
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Arroken adina
84 eta 66 milioi urte artean (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Arroka-formazioak
Lago Colhuรฉ Huapi3
Herrialdeak
Argentina3
Fosil-erregistroak
1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean3
Aurkikuntza
Argyrosaurus was named by Richard Lydekker in 1893, based on a huge left forelimb found in Chubut Province, Argentina.13
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists are not sure exactly how Argyrosaurus is related to other titanosaurs. It might have had wrist bones, which most titanosaurs lacked, suggesting it was a more primitive member of the group.2

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Argyrosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A reappraisal of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Argyrosaurus superbus, with a description of a new titanosaur genus (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
  3. Argyrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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