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Erliansaurus

O nome significa: “Erlian lizard”1
Comía: PlantasDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Erliansaurus was a plant-eating dinosaur with giant claws on its hands. It lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China, about 85 to 68 million years ago. Even though it looked a bit like a giant sloth, it was actually a type of theropod dinosaur, related to T. rex!12

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos2
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Near Sanhangobi, Inner Mongolia, China (Iren Dabasu Formation)12
Lonxitude
2,6 a 4 m (8,5 a 13 ft)1
Peso
91 kg a 400 kg (201 a 882 lb)1
Altura
1,6 m (5,2 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 29 km/h (18 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Erliansaurus uns 4 m de longo (13 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)Erliansaurusuns 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 20 cans
tan longo coma 4 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 22 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 80 sandíastan pesado coma 21 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 12 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 12 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Erliansaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Erliansaurus had very long and sharp claws on its hands, and the thumb claw was the biggest of all.1

2

Its left arm is almost complete and beautifully preserved, which is why its species name means 'beautiful hand'.1

3

No skull bones of Erliansaurus have ever been found, so we don't know exactly what its head looked like.1

4

Erliansaurus lived at the same time and place as another therizinosaur called Neimongosaurus.1

5

Its thigh bone (femur) is very straight and about 41 centimeters (16 inches) long.1

6

Erliansaurus was a therizinosaur, a group of dinosaurs that looked like they had potbellies, long necks, and huge claws.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Erliansaurus

?How big was Erliansaurus?

It was a small to medium sized dinosaur, about 2.6 to 4 metres (8.5 to 13.1 feet) long and weighed 91 to 400 kilograms (201 to 882 pounds).1

?What did Erliansaurus eat?

Erliansaurus was a plant-eater, or herbivore.1

?Did Erliansaurus have feathers?

Yes, Erliansaurus was a theropod dinosaur, and many theropods, especially close relatives like therizinosaurs, are thought to have had feathers.1

?When did Erliansaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 85 to 68 million years ago.1

?Why is Erliansaurus called 'beautiful hand'?

Its species name, bellamanus, means 'beautiful hand' in Latin because its left arm and claws are so well preserved.1

?Was Erliansaurus bigger than Neimongosaurus?

Scientists think it might have been, because the only Erliansaurus fossil found is from a young animal that was not fully grown, so adults could have been larger than Neimongosaurus.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Erliansaurus
Bautizado por
Xu et al. 20022
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Therizinosauridae2
Clasificación
Theropoda > Therizinosauria2
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)2
Formacións rochosas
Iren Dabasu2
Países
China2
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database2
Descubrimento
Erliansaurus was discovered in 1999 near Sanhangobi in Inner Mongolia. A team of scientists led by Xu Xing named it in 2002, and the name comes from the town of Erlian.12
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure whether Erliansaurus is a primitive or a more advanced therizinosaur. Different studies place it in different parts of the family tree.1

De onde veñen os datos

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

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