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Chilesaurus

O nome significa: “Chile lizard”1
Comía: PlantasHerbívoros con bicoXurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior

Chilesaurus was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in Chile about 150 million years ago. It had a beak like a bird and teeth shaped like leaves for slicing plants. Scientists were surprised to find that it was a plant-eater because its body looked a lot like a meat-eater's.2

Viviu
hai entre 149 e 143 millóns de anos5
Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Aysén, southern Chile (Toqui Formation)5
Lonxitude
2 a 3,2 m (6,6 a 10 ft)1
Altura
1 m (3,3 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 45 km/h (28 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Chilesaurus uns 3,2 m de longo (10 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 gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Chilesaurusuns 1 m de alto (3,3 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

tan longo coma 3 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 18 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 8 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Chilesaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Chilesaurus was first discovered by a seven-year-old boy named Diego Suárez in 2004. The species name 'diegosuarezi' honors him.2

2

It had a beak at the front of its mouth, similar to a bird's beak, which it used to crop plants.1

3

Chilesaurus walked on two legs and had a long tail to help it balance.2

4

Its hips looked like those of a bird-hipped dinosaur, such as Stegosaurus or Triceratops, even though its body was built like a meat-eater.2

5

Scientists think Chilesaurus is a 'missing link' between meat-eating dinosaurs and early plant-eaters.2

6

Chilesaurus lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 150 million years ago.2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Chilesaurus

?How big was Chilesaurus?

About 3.2 metres (10.5 feet) long as an adult, and a young one was about 1.6 metres (5.2 feet) long.3

?What did Chilesaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its spatula-shaped teeth were good for slicing leaves and foliage.32

?When did Chilesaurus live?

It lived about 150 million years ago, during the Late Jurassic Period.23

?Who discovered Chilesaurus?

A seven-year-old boy named Diego Suárez discovered the first fossils in 2004 in Chile. The species name honors him.23

?Is Chilesaurus a missing link?

Many scientists think it is a missing link between meat-eating dinosaurs and early plant-eaters, because it has features of both groups.24

?Did Chilesaurus have feathers?

The sources do not mention feathers on Chilesaurus, so we do not know for sure.32

Cazamitos

Mito: Chilesaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur because it had a body like a theropod.

Verdade: Chilesaurus was actually a plant-eater. Its teeth and jaws were adapted for slicing plants, not meat.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Chilesaurus
Bautizado por
Novas et al. 20155
Grupo
Herbívoros con bico
Familia / clado
Ornithischia5
Clasificación
Ornithischia5
Idade das rochas
de 149 a 143 millóns de anos (Tithonian)5
Formacións rochosas
Toqui5
Países
Chile5
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento
The first fossils were found in 2004 by seven-year-old Diego Suárez in Chile. The dinosaur was named and described by a team of scientists in 2015.2
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate exactly where Chilesaurus fits on the dinosaur family tree. Some think it is a very early plant-eating dinosaur, while others see it as a strange meat-eater that changed its diet.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. nature14307 331..340 (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
  2. Dinosaur Q&A: What was Chilesaurus diegosuarezi? | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Chilesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. A dinosaur missing-link? Chilesaurus and the early evolution of ornithischian dinosaurs (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  5. Chilesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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