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Arkansaurus

O nome significa: “Arkansas lizard”1
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Arkansaurus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in what is now Arkansas, USA, about 113 to 100 million years ago. It ran on two long legs and used its beak to eat plants, insects, and maybe even eggs.12

Viviu
hai entre 113 e 100 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Lockesburg, Arkansas, USA1
Lonxitude
4,6 m (15 ft)1
Peso
380,5 kg (839 lb)1
Altura
1,8 a 4,6 m (5,9 a 15 ft)2
Velocidade máxima
uns 58 km/h (36 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Arkansaurus uns 4,6 m de longo (15 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)Arkansaurusuns 4,6 m de alto (15 ft)Unha xirafauns 5,5 m (18 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 19 cans
tan longo coma 5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 26 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 76 sandíastan pesado coma 20 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 12 nenos de primariatan alto que podería asomarse a unha xanela do andar 2podería correr 100 metros en 6,2 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Arkansaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Arkansaurus is the only dinosaur fossil ever described from the state of Arkansas.1

2

Its foot bones show a greenstick fracture, which is the first time such a healed break has been found in a dinosaur fossil.1

3

The dinosaur was discovered in 1972 by Joe B. Friday on his farm, and it was named after him and the state.1

4

Arkansaurus was a basal ornithomimosaur, meaning it was an early relative of the ostrich-like dinosaurs, but not as advanced.1

5

It lived along the shoreline of a shallow sea that covered parts of North America during the Early Cretaceous.2

6

Scientists think Arkansaurus could run fast because its foot bones were long and slim, with three toes.2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Arkansaurus

?How big was Arkansaurus?

Arkansaurus was about 4.6 metres (15 feet) long and weighed around 380.5 kilograms (839 pounds).1

?Did Arkansaurus have feathers?

Yes, like other ornithomimosaurs, Arkansaurus had feathers instead of scales.4

?What did Arkansaurus eat?

Arkansaurus was an omnivore, eating plants, insects, and possibly eggs, using its beak-like mouth.5

?How fast could Arkansaurus run?

Arkansaurus was a very fast runner, with strong back legs and an ostrich-like build.4

?When did Arkansaurus live?

Arkansaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 113 to 100 million years ago.14

?Is Arkansaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Arkansaurus is a dinosaur. It is an ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Arkansaurus was a meat-eater like a raptor.

Verdade: It was actually an omnivore, eating plants, insects, and maybe eggs, based on its beak and toothless mouth.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Arkansaurus
Bautizado por
Hunt and Quinn 20186
Grupo
Dinos avestruz
Familia / clado
Ornithomimosauria6
Clasificación
Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria6
Idade das rochas
de 113 a 100 millóns de anos (Albian)6
Países
EUA6
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
The foot bones were found in August 1972 by Joe B. Friday in a gravel pit near Lockesburg, Arkansas. Dr. James Harrison Quinn studied them and named the dinosaur Arkansaurus fridayi, but he died before publishing. The name was officially published in 2018 by paleontologists ReBecca Hunt-Foster and James Harrison Quinn.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly what Arkansaurus looked like because only foot bones have been found. Its appearance is guessed from related dinosaurs.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Arkansaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. “Arkansaurus fridayi” (geology.arkansas.gov)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. U of A Alumna Confirms That State Dinosaur Is a New Species | Arkansas News | University of Arkansas (news.uark.edu)
  5. Arkansaurus fridayi (geology.arkansas.gov)
  6. Arkansaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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