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Aerosteon

O nome significa: “air bone”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosCretáceo Superior

Aerosteon was a big, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It had hollow bones filled with air, just like birds have today. This helped it breathe in a special way and made its skeleton lighter.2

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Mendoza Province, Argentina12
Lonxitude
9 a 10 m (30 a 33 ft)2
Peso
500 kg a 1 toneladas (1 100 a 2 200 lb)13
Velocidade máxima
uns 39 km/h (24 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Aerosteon uns 10 m de longo (33 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 50 cans
tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 56 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 200 sandíastan pesado coma 53 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 31 nenos de primariatan pesado coma 2 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 9,2 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Aerosteon comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Aerosteon had air sacs inside its bones, like modern birds. These air sacs helped it breathe more efficiently.2

2

Its furcula (wishbone) and ilium (hip bone) were hollowed out by air sacs. In birds, these bones are connected to air sacs that help pump air through the lungs.2

3

Aerosteon lived about 84 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

4

The first fossils of Aerosteon were found in 1996, but the dinosaur was not named until 2008.1

5

Aerosteon was a megaraptoran, a group of predatory dinosaurs that were common in South America.4

6

Its name means 'air bone' because of the many air-filled spaces in its skeleton.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Aerosteon feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Aerosteon, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Aerosteon

?How big was Aerosteon?

Scientists disagree on its size. Early estimates said 9 to 10 metres (30 to 33 ft) long, but later estimates range from 6 metres (20 ft) to 7.5 metres (25 ft) and weigh about 500 kg to 1 metric ton.1

?Did Aerosteon have feathers?

No fossil feathers have been found with Aerosteon, so nobody knows for sure. It was a megaraptoran dinosaur, and some close relatives may have had simple feathers, but there is no direct evidence.1

?What did Aerosteon eat?

Aerosteon was a meat-eater. It ate other animals, though no one knows exactly which ones.1

?Could Aerosteon fly?

No, Aerosteon could not fly. It was a large, two-legged dinosaur that walked on the ground.1

?When did Aerosteon live?

Aerosteon lived about 84 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.12

?Why is Aerosteon called air bone?

Its name means 'air bone' because its skeleton had many air-filled spaces, like the hollow bones of modern birds.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Aerosteon
Bautizado por
Sereno et al. 20084
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Megaraptoridae4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Megaraptora4
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)4
Formacións rochosas
Anacleto4
Países
Arxentina4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Aerosteon was named by paleontologist Paul Sereno and his team in 2008. The fossils were found in the Anacleto Formation in Argentina, near the Rio Colorado river.41
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly where Aerosteon fits on the dinosaur family tree. Some think it is a megaraptoran, while others link it to allosauroids from the Jurassic.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Aerosteon (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Evidence for Avian Intrathoracic Air Sacs in a New Predatory Dinosaur from Argentina (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
  3. Aerosteon (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Aerosteon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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