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Velocisaurus

Izenaren esanahia: “swift lizard”1
Jaten zuen: HaragiaDino haragijaleakGoi Kretazeoa

Velocisaurus was a small, speedy dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a meat-eater, but its feet were built for running fast, maybe even to escape larger predators.13

Bizi izan zen
Duela 86 eta 84 milioi urte artean3
Goi Kretazeoa
Fosilak hemen aurkitu dira:
Neuquén and Río Negro provinces, Patagonia, Argentina12
Luzera
1,5 m (4,9 ft)1
Altuera
0,52 m (1,7 ft)
kalkulua
Abiadura maximoa
35 km/h inguru (22 mph)
Korrika egitea, kalkulua

Noiz bizi izan zen?

Triasikoa
Jurasikoa
Kretazeoa
Duela 252 milioi urte20114566, asteroidea

Zein handia zen?

Zein luzea zen?

Velocisaurus 1,5 m inguru luze (4,9 ft)Etxeko katu bat 0,5 m inguru (1,6 ft)Txakur bat 1 m inguru (3,3 ft)Heldu baten bizikleta 1,8 m inguru (5,9 ft)

Zein altua zen?

Etxeko katu bat0,3 m inguru (1 ft)Txakur bat0,5 m inguru (1,6 ft)Velocisaurus0,52 m inguru altu (1,7 ft)Zaldi bat1,6 m inguru (5,2 ft)

kalkulua

3 etxeko katu bezain luze, sudurretik buztanerabata bestearen atzean jarritako 8 banana bezain luze100 metro 10 segundotan egin zitzakeen korrika (gizakirik azkarrenak 9,6 behar ditu)

Zein handia zen Velocisaurus ZUREKIN alderatuta?

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

Zein azkarra zen?

gauza bikainak

Datu dibertigarriak

1

Velocisaurus had a very unusual foot. The middle toe bone (third metatarsal) was thick and carried most of the weight, while the two side toe bones (second and fourth) were thin like rods.1

2

This dinosaur was one of the smallest noasaurids, only about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long. That is as long as a large dog.1

3

Velocisaurus lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 85 to 83 million years ago.31

4

The first Velocisaurus fossil was just a right hind leg, found in 1985. In 2016, scientists described a second specimen that included a nearly complete left hind leg.12

5

Velocisaurus is a close relative of another weird dinosaur called Masiakasaurus, which had teeth that stuck out forward.1

6

This dinosaur was named by the famous paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1991. The name means 'swift lizard' because its leg and foot were built for running.1

7

Velocisaurus had a short, strong thigh bone (femur) that was bowed forward and had a triangular shape near the hip.2

AAk eginaVelocisaurus: AAk egindako irudia
Velocisaurus 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

Velocisaurus: gehien egindako galderak

?How big was Velocisaurus?

About 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) long, which is about as long as a large dog.1

?Why was Velocisaurus called 'swift lizard'?

Its leg and foot were built for running fast, so its name means 'swift lizard' in Latin.1

?When did Velocisaurus live?

It lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 85 to 83 million years ago.3

Dino adituentzat

Izen zientifikoa
Velocisaurus
Izendatzailea:
Bonaparte 19913
Taldea
Dino haragijaleak
Familia / klada
Noasauridae3
Sailkapena
Theropoda > Ceratosauria3
Arroken adina
86 eta 84 milioi urte artean (Santonian)3
Arroka-formazioak
Bajo de la Carpa3
Herrialdeak
Argentina3
Fosil-erregistroak
2 The Paleobiology Database datu-basean3
Aurkikuntza
In 1985, Oscar de Ferrariis and Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini found fossils at Boca del Sapo in Neuquén, Argentina. In 1991, José Bonaparte named the dinosaur Velocisaurus unicus.1
Oraindik eztabaidagai
Scientists are not sure whether Velocisaurus was a pure meat-eater or an omnivore that also ate plants. A claw from its fourth toe was not very sharp, which might hint it ate some plants.1

Datuak nondik datozen

  1. Velocisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new specimen of Velocisaurus unicus (Theropoda, Abelisauroidea) from the Paso Córdoba locality (Santonian), Río Negro, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 36 , No 4 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  3. Velocisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): adina, tokiak, arroka-formazioak, sailkapena.

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