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Amphicoelias

O nome significa: “biconcave, meaning hollow on both sides”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosXurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior

Amphicoelias was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived about 150 million years ago. It had very long and thin hind legs, and its front legs were longer than those of its close relative Diplodocus. This dinosaur was about as long as three school buses parked end to end!1

Viviu
hai entre 158 e 143 millóns de anos3
Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Colorado, USA, and possibly Zimbabwe12
Lonxitude
18 m (59 ft)1
Peso
15 toneladas (33 100 lb)1
Altura
4,1 m (13 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 13 km/h (8 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Amphicoelias uns 18 m de longo (59 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 medía de alto?

Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)Amphicoeliasuns 4,1 m de alto (13 ft)Unha xirafauns 5,5 m (18 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2,5 elefantes
tan longo coma 4 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 100 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 10 cochestan pesado coma 3000 sandíastan pesado coma 19 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 33 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 28 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Amphicoelias comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Amphicoelias was named by the famous paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.1

2

Its name means 'biconcave' because the bones of its spine were hollow on both sides.1

3

Amphicoelias lived in a savanna-like environment with ferns and some tall trees along rivers.1

4

One species once called Amphicoelias fragillimus was later renamed Maraapunisaurus in 2018.12

5

The first fossils of Amphicoelias were found by a man named Aaron Ripley in Colorado in 1877.1

6

Amphicoelias was lighter and more slender than many other sauropods of its time.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Amphicoelias

?How big was Amphicoelias?

Amphicoelias was about 18 metres (59 feet) long and weighed about 15 metric tons (17 short tons). That is longer than its close relative Diplodocus.1

?What did Amphicoelias eat?

Amphicoelias was a plant-eater that ate ferns and other plants. It lived in a savanna-like environment with some tall trees along rivers.1

?When did Amphicoelias live?

Amphicoelias lived about 150 million years ago during the Late Jurassic Period.1

?Was Amphicoelias a dinosaur?

Yes, Amphicoelias was a dinosaur. It was a sauropod, a type of long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.1

?Where was Amphicoelias found?

Amphicoelias fossils were found in Colorado, United States, in rocks called the Morrison Formation.1

?Is Amphicoelias the biggest dinosaur?

No, Amphicoelias was not the biggest dinosaur. It was about 18 metres long, which is shorter than its relative Diplodocus. One giant species once called Amphicoelias fragillimus was later renamed Maraapunisaurus.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Amphicoelias fragillimus was the largest dinosaur ever, over 60 meters long.

Verdade: That species is now considered a different dinosaur called Maraapunisaurus, and its size is uncertain because the only fossil was lost.12

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Amphicoelias
Bautizado por
Cope 18773
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Diplodocoidea3
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Idade das rochas
de 158 a 143 millóns de anos ()3
Formacións rochosas
Morrison, Kadzi3
Países
EUA, Zimbabwe3
Rexistros fósiles
3 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Edward Drinker Cope named Amphicoelias in 1877 based on fossils found by Aaron Ripley in Colorado, USA.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if some bones, like a tooth and shoulder blade, really belong to Amphicoelias or to another dinosaur.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Amphicoelias (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Amphicoelias in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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