Cardiodon

O nome significa: “heart tooth”1

Comía: PlantasPescozos longosXurásico Medio

Cardiodon was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now England about 167 million years ago. It is one of the very first sauropod dinosaurs ever given a scientific name!1 2

Viviu

hai entre 168 e 165 millóns de anos2

Xurásico Medio

Fósiles atopados en

Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 15 km/h (9 mph)

Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Cardiodon uns 15 km/h (9 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Cardiodon was the first sauropod dinosaur ever given a formal scientific name, though scientists at the time did not yet know it was a sauropod.1

Its name means 'heart tooth' because its tooth was shaped like a heart.1

The only known fossil of Cardiodon is a single tooth, which is now lost.1

The tooth had a short, wide crown with a slightly convex inner side and a shallow groove on the outer side.1

Cardiodon lived during the late Bathonian stage of the Jurassic Period, about 167 million years ago.1 2

Some scientists think Cardiodon might be related to the giant Spanish sauropod Turiasaurus.1

Imaxe de Cardiodon feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Cardiodon, 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.

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Cardiodon

?How big was Cardiodon?

Nobody knows for sure. Only a single tooth has been found, so scientists cannot estimate its size.1

?What did Cardiodon eat?

Cardiodon was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. As a sauropod, it would have been a large, quadrupedal plant-eater.1 2

?Is Cardiodon a dinosaur?

Yes, Cardiodon is a genus of sauropod dinosaur.1 2

?Why is Cardiodon only known from a tooth?

The only fossil ever found of Cardiodon is a single tooth, which is now lost. No other bones have been discovered.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Cardiodon is just a synonym of Cetiosaurus.

Verdade: Recent studies show Cardiodon is a distinct genus, not the same as Cetiosaurus.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Cardiodon
Bautizado por: Owen 18412
Grupo: Pescozos longos
Familia / clado: Eusauropoda2
Clasificación: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda2
Idade das rochas: de 168 a 165 millóns de anos (Bathonian)2
Formacións rochosas: Forest Marble2
Países: Reino Unido2
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database2
Descubrimento: Richard Owen named Cardiodon in 1841 based on a tooth found near Bradford-on-Avon, England, by naturalist Joseph Chaning Pearce. He added the species name rugulosus in 1844.1 2
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Cardiodon was, because only a single tooth has been found.1

De onde veñen os datos

Cardiodon (en.wikipedia.org)
Cardiodon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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