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Saltasaurus

Izenaren esanahia: “lizard from Salta”1 2

Jaten zuen: LandareakLepo-luzeakGoi Kretazeoa

Saltasaurus was a small sauropod with a short neck and stubby legs. It lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. It was one of the first sauropods known to have armor made of bony plates in its skin.1 2

Bizi izan zen

Duela 72 eta 66 milioi urte artean3

Goi Kretazeoa

Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:

Argentina, specifically at Estancia 'El Brete' in Salta Province1 3

Luzera

6 eta 12,8 m artean (20 eta 42 ft artean)1 2

Pisua

2,5 tona eta 6,87 tona artean (5 500 eta 15 100 lb artean)1

Altuera

3,1 m (10 ft)

kalkulua

Abiadura maximoa

20 km/h inguru (12 mph)

Korrika egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa

Jurasikoa

Kretazeoa

Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein luzea zen?

Zein altua zen?

kalkulua

Zein astuna zen?

5 auto bezain astun

ilaran aparkatutako 3 auto bezain luzebata bestearen atzean jarritako 71 banana bezain luzeelefante bat bezain astun, gutxi gorabehera1400 angurria bezain astunhaurrez betetako 9 ikasgela oso bezain astun15 hartz zuri bezain astun100 metro 18 segundotan egin zitzakeen korrika (gizakirik azkarrenak 9,6 behar ditu)

Zein handia zen Saltasaurus ZUREKIN alderatuta?

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

Zein azkarra zen?

Pertsona bat oinez 5 km/h inguru (3 mph)

Haur bat bizikletan 12 km/h inguru (7 mph)

Saltasaurus 20 km/h inguru (12 mph)

Zaldi bat lauhazka 65 km/h inguru (40 mph)

Gepardo bat 100 km/h inguru (62 mph)

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

Saltasaurus was the first sauropod found with armor. It had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin, which was a surprise to scientists.1 2

The armor came in two types: larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long, and tiny round or pentagonal ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1

Saltasaurus had a very wide belly, shaped a bit like a hippopotamus. Some scientists thought it might have lived in water.1

Fossil eggs found in Patagonia, Argentina, may belong to saltasaurines. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres in diameter, and some contained embryos with skin impressions showing bead-like scales.1

Saltasaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It was one of the last sauropods before they went extinct.1 2

The vertebrae in Saltasaurus had shallow depressions called pleurocoels, which are also seen in other titanosaurs like Alamosaurus and Gondwanatitan.1

Saltasaurus: AAk egindako irudia — Saltasaurus 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

Saltasaurus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Saltasaurus?

Scientists disagree on its size. One estimate says it was about 6 metres long, another says up to 8.5 metres (28 feet), and a third says up to 12.8 metres (42 feet). Its weight was probably between 2.5 and 7 tonnes.1 2

?What did Saltasaurus eat?

Saltasaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate only plants.1 2

?Did Saltasaurus have armor?

Yes, it had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin. There were larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long and tiny round ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1 2

?Could Saltasaurus swim?

Some scientists think it might have lived in water because its wide belly looked like a hippopotamus, but nobody knows for sure.1

?When did Saltasaurus live?

Saltasaurus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.1 2

?How did Saltasaurus lay eggs?

Fossil nests show that female saltasaurines dug holes with their back feet, laid clutches of about 25 eggs, and buried them under dirt and plants. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres across.1

Mito-hauslea

Mitoa: All sauropods were huge and had no armor.

Egia: Saltasaurus was relatively small for a sauropod and had armor made of bony plates, showing that some sauropods did have protection.1 2

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa: Saltasaurus
Izendatzailea:: Bonaparte and Powell 19803
Taldea: Lepo-luzeak
Familia / klada: Saltasauridae3
Sailkapena: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Arroken adina: 72 eta 66 milioi urte artean (Maastrichtian)3
Arroka-formazioak: Lecho3
Herrialdeak: Argentina3
Fosil-erregistroak: 1 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean3
Aurkikuntza: Fossils were dug up between 1975 and 1977 at Estancia 'El Brete' in Argentina. José Bonaparte and Jaime E. Powell named Saltasaurus in 1980.1 3
Oraindik eztabaidagai: Scientists are not sure how big Saltasaurus really was. Different estimates range from 6 to 12.8 metres long.1

Datuak nondik datozen

Saltasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Saltasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Saltasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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