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Centrosaurus

O nome significa: “pointed lizard”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Superior

Centrosaurus was a horned dinosaur that lived in what is now Canada and the USA. It had a big nose horn and a frill with small spikes along the edge. It walked on four legs and ate plants.1

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 66 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Alberta and Saskatchewan, Canada, and Montana and Colorado, USA12
Lonxitude
5 a 5,5 m (16 a 18 ft)1
Peso
2 toneladas a 2,5 toneladas (4 400 a 5 500 lb)1
Altura
1,8 m (5,9 ft)3
Velocidade máxima
uns 32 km/h (20 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Centrosaurus uns 5,5 m de longo (18 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)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Centrosaurusuns 1,8 m de alto (5,9 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1,5 coches
tan longo coma 6 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 31 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 120 canstan pesado coma 500 sandíastan pesado coma 3 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 6 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 11 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Centrosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Centrosaurus lived about 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

2

Scientists have found huge bonebeds with thousands of Centrosaurus individuals, suggesting they traveled in large herds.1

3

One bonebed near Hilda, Alberta, is thought to be the largest dinosaur bonebed ever discovered.1

4

Centrosaurus had a single large horn over its nose that curved forward or backward depending on the individual.1

5

The frill of Centrosaurus could grow over half a meter (68.8 cm) long in the oldest adults.1

6

Centrosaurus fossils are only found in southern Alberta, even though it was one of the most common dinosaurs in that region.1

7

The name Centrosaurus means 'pointed lizard' and refers to the small hornlets along the edge of its frill, not the nose horn.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Centrosaurus

?How big was Centrosaurus?

Centrosaurus was about 5 to 5.5 metres (16 to 18 feet) long and weighed around 2 to 2.5 tonnes (2.2 to 2.8 short tons).1

?What did Centrosaurus eat?

Centrosaurus was a plant-eater. It used its sharp beak to crop tough plants and its jaws to shear through them.14

?When did Centrosaurus live?

Centrosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago.15

?Where was Centrosaurus found?

Centrosaurus fossils have been found in Canada, mainly in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.15

?Did Centrosaurus live in herds?

Yes, scientists think Centrosaurus lived in large herds because they found huge bonebeds with thousands of individuals.15

?Why did Centrosaurus have a frill?

The frill was probably used for showing off, like for species recognition or visual display, not for protection.1

?Was Centrosaurus bigger than Triceratops?

No, Centrosaurus was smaller than Triceratops. Centrosaurus reached about 5.5 metres long, while Triceratops could be over 8 metres long.5

Cazamitos

Mito: Centrosaurus is often confused with the stegosaur Kentrosaurus because their names sound similar.

Verdade: Centrosaurus is a horned dinosaur from North America, while Kentrosaurus is a stegosaur from Africa. They are not closely related.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Centrosaurus
Bautizado por
Lambe 19056
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Ceratopsidae6
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae6
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 66 millóns de anos (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Formacións rochosas
Dinosaur Park, Oldman, Judith River6
Países
Canadá, EUA6
Rexistros fósiles
57 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
The first Centrosaurus remains were discovered and named by paleontologist Lawrence Lambe in 1905 along the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada.16
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating whether some Centrosaurus fossils actually belong to a separate dinosaur called Monoclonius.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Centrosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Centrosaurus — size, diet & habitat | DinoLifePedia (dinolifepedia.com)
  4. Centrosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  5. Centrosaurus | The Canadian Encyclopedia (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  6. Centrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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