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Eotriceratops

O nome significa: “dawn three-horned face”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Superior

Eotriceratops was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a big frill and three horns on its face. It lived in what is now Canada, and it was one of the earliest relatives of the famous Triceratops. This dinosaur was as heavy as two elephants!1

Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos2
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Alberta, Canada21
Lonxitude
8,5 a 9 m (28 a 30 ft)1
Peso
11 toneladas (24 300 lb)1
Altura
2,7 m (8,9 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 20 km/h (12 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Eotriceratops uns 9 m de longo (30 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)Eotriceratopsuns 2,7 m de alto (8,9 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 7 coches
tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 50 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 2 elefantestan pesado coma 2200 sandíastan pesado coma 14 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 24 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 18 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Eotriceratops comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Eotriceratops lived about 68.8 million years ago, which is older than Triceratops.1

2

Its skull was huge, about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long, almost as long as a small car.1

3

The horns above its eyes were about 80 centimetres (2.6 feet) long and curved forward.1

4

Its frill had long, spindle-shaped bony bumps along the edge, which were different from those of Triceratops.1

5

Three bite marks on its skull show that scavengers may have nibbled on it after it died.1

6

The first fossil of Eotriceratops was discovered in 1910 by Barnum Brown, but he ignored it. It was rediscovered in 2001 by a cook named Glen Guthrie.1

7

Eotriceratops had at least 35 teeth in its upper jaw to grind tough plants.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Eotriceratops feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Eotriceratops, 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.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Eotriceratops

?How big was Eotriceratops?

It was about 8.5 to 9 metres (28 to 30 feet) long and weighed around 11 metric tons (12 short tons), as heavy as two African elephants.1

?What did Eotriceratops eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). It had at least 35 teeth in its upper jaw to grind tough plants.1

?When did Eotriceratops live?

It lived about 68.8 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, which is older than Triceratops.1

?Where was Eotriceratops found?

Its fossils were found in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.1

?Is Eotriceratops a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is a type of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur, closely related to Triceratops.1

?How many horns did Eotriceratops have?

It had three horns: two large ones above its eyes (about 80 cm or 31.5 inches long) and a smaller one on its nose.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Eotriceratops is just a young Triceratops.

Verdade: Scientists believe Eotriceratops is a different, older relative of Triceratops, not a juvenile.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Eotriceratops
Bautizado por
Wu et al. 20072
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Ceratopsidae2
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae2
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)2
Formacións rochosas
Horseshoe Canyon2
Países
Canadá2
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database2
Descubrimento
The first skeleton was found in 1910 by Barnum Brown in Alberta, Canada, but he left it. In 2001, a team rediscovered it, and in 2007 scientists named it Eotriceratops xerinsularis.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if some fossils from New Mexico belong to Eotriceratops or to other horned dinosaurs like Ojoceratops.1

De onde veñen os datos

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

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