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Becklespinax

O nome significa: “Beckles' spine”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosCretáceo Inferior

Becklespinax was a meat-eating dinosaur with very tall spines on its backbones. It lived in what is now England during the Early Cretaceous period. Scientists think it might have had a hump or a small sail on its back.21

Viviu
hai entre 139 e 133 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Battle, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom32
Lonxitude
5 m (16 ft)1
Peso
1 toneladas (2 200 lb)2
Altura
1,6 m (5,2 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 36 km/h (22 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Becklespinax uns 5 m de longo (16 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 canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Becklespinaxuns 1,6 m de alto (5,2 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 50 cans
tan longo coma 5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 28 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 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Becklespinax comparado CONTIGO?

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

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

The name Becklespinax honors Samuel Husbands Beckles, who discovered the fossils in the 1850s.2

2

Its back vertebrae have spines about 35 centimeters (14 inches) tall, as tall as those of some other dinosaurs like Ichthyovenator.2

3

The three back vertebrae are fused together at the top of the spines, which is unusual.2

4

Becklespinax lived about 140 to 132 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous.21

5

The famous Megalosaurus sculpture in Crystal Palace Park, London, was given a hump because of these fossils.2

6

Scientists are not sure exactly which group of theropods Becklespinax belongs to, so they call it Tetanurae incertae sedis (uncertain placement).2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Becklespinax

?How big was Becklespinax?

It was about 5 metres (16 feet) long and weighed around 1 tonne (1.1 short tons).12

?Did Becklespinax have a hump?

Scientists think it might have had a hump or a small sail on its back, because its back vertebrae had very tall spines.12

?What did Becklespinax eat?

It was a carnivore, so it ate meat.1

?When did Becklespinax live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 to 132 million years ago.12

?Where was Becklespinax found?

Its fossils were found in East Sussex, England.12

?Why is it called Becklespinax?

The name honors Samuel Husbands Beckles, who discovered the fossils in the 1850s, and 'spinax' means 'with spines'.12

?How tall were Becklespinax's spines?

Its back spines were about 35 centimetres (14 inches) tall, as tall as those of the spinosaurid Ichthyovenator.12

?Is Becklespinax a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a large theropod dinosaur.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Becklespinax is the same as Altispinax or Acrocanthosaurus.

Verdade: Becklespinax is a separate genus based on the tall-spined vertebrae. The name Altispinax was used for the same fossils, but Becklespinax is the current accepted name.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Becklespinax
Bautizado por
Olshevsky 19913
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Tetanurae3
Clasificación
Theropoda3
Idade das rochas
de 139 a 133 millóns de anos (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
Formacións rochosas
Hastings Beds3
Países
Reino Unido3
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Samuel Husbands Beckles found the fossils in nodules near Battle, East Sussex, England in the early 1850s. Richard Owen described them in 1856. The dinosaur was named Becklespinax by George Olshevsky in 1991.23
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether Becklespinax had a hump or a small sail on its back, and exactly which group of theropods it belongs to.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Becklespinax | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Altispinax (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Becklespinax in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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