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Albertonectes

O nome significa: “Alberta swimmer”1
Comía: CarnePlesiosaurosCretáceo SuperiorTecnicamente non é un dinosauro

Albertonectes was a huge marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It had an incredibly long neck, longer than a school bus, and swam with four flippers like paddles.12

Dato curioso: este réptil mariño nadaba mentres os dinosauros camiñaban por terra. Todo o mundo lles chama dinos, pero eran outra rama dos réptiles.
Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Alberta, Canada, near Lethbridge12
Lonxitude
11,2 a 12,1 m (37 a 40 ft)12
Peso
4,8 toneladas (10 600 lb)2
Velocidade máxima
uns 22 km/h (14 mph)
Nadar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Albertonectes uns 12,1 m de longo (40 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 3 coches
tan longo coma 2,5 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 67 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un elefantetan pesado coma 960 sandíastan pesado coma 6 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 11 osos polarespodería nadar o longo dunha piscina grande (50 m) en 8,2 segundos

Como era de grande Albertonectes comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. Its neck was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.12

2

Its fossils were discovered by accident in 2007 during ammolite mining. An excavator broke part of the skeleton, and some stomach stones were lost.12

3

Albertonectes lived in the Western Interior Seaway, a huge inland sea that stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean.2

4

No skull of Albertonectes has ever been found, so scientists can only guess what its head looked like based on other elasmosaurs.12

5

Over 97 stomach stones were found with the skeleton, but they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion. Scientists are still not sure why plesiosaurs swallowed stones.12

6

Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs lived on land, while plesiosaurs were air-breathing reptiles that lived in the sea.2

Feito con IAImaxe de Albertonectes feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Albertonectes, 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 Albertonectes

?How big was Albertonectes?

Albertonectes was about 12.1 metres (40 feet) long and weighed around 4.8 metric tons (5.3 short tons). Its neck alone was about 7 metres (23 feet) long.12

?Was Albertonectes a dinosaur?

No, Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea. Dinosaurs lived on land.2

?What did Albertonectes eat?

Scientists think Albertonectes ate small fish and crustaceans. Its small, slender teeth were not for attacking large prey.2

?How many neck bones did Albertonectes have?

Albertonectes had 76 neck bones, more than any other known animal. That is why its neck was so long.12

?When did Albertonectes live?

Albertonectes lived about 73.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Could Albertonectes swim?

Yes, Albertonectes was a strong swimmer. It used its four paddle-like flippers to move through the water.12

Cazamitos

Mito: Albertonectes was a dinosaur.

Verdade: Albertonectes was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the ocean, not a dinosaur. Dinosaurs were land animals.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Albertonectes
Bautizado por
Kubo et al. 20124
Grupo
Plesiosauros
Familia / clado
Elasmosauridae4
Clasificación
Plesiosauria > Elasmosauridae > Sauropterygia4
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)4
Formacións rochosas
Bearpaw Shale4
Países
Canadá4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The only known skeleton was found in 2007 by an ammolite mining company near Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. It was named Albertonectes vanderveldei in 2012 by paleontologist Tai Kubo and his team.12
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure why Albertonectes swallowed so many stomach stones, since they are too small to help with buoyancy or digestion.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Albertonectes (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Albertonectes | The Canadian Encyclopedia (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Albertonectes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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