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Europasaurus

O nome significa: “Europe lizard”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosXurásico Superior

Europasaurus was a tiny sauropod dinosaur that lived on an island in what is now Germany. It was a dwarf, much smaller than its giant relatives like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it shrank because food was limited on its island home.21

Viviu
hai entre 152 e 149 millóns de anos4
Xurásico Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Langenberg quarry, near Oker, northern Germany14
Lonxitude
5,7 a 6,2 m (19 a 20 ft)1
Peso
750 kg a 2,1 toneladas (1 700 a 4 600 lb)1
Altura
1,7 m (5,6 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 27 km/h (17 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Europasaurus uns 6,2 m de longo (20 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)Europasaurusuns 1,7 m de alto (5,6 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1,5 coches
tan longo coma 6 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 34 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 100 canstan pesado coma 420 sandíastan pesado coma 2,5 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 5 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 13 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Europasaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Europasaurus is one of the smallest known sauropods, only about as long as a car.1

2

It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 151 million years ago.1

3

Fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in herds.21

4

The first fossil was a single tooth found by a private collector named Holger Lüdtke in 1998.1

5

Bone studies show that Europasaurus grew more slowly than its giant relatives, a sign of island dwarfism.2

6

About one third of the Europasaurus bones found have tooth marks, probably from fish or crocodile-like scavengers.1

7

Young Europasaurus had well-developed inner ears, meaning they could probably hear well and may have stayed close to adults for protection.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Europasaurus feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Europasaurus, 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 Europasaurus

?How big was Europasaurus?

About 5.7 to 6.2 metres long, weighing 750 to 2,100 kilograms as an adult. That is roughly as long as a car.13

?Why was Europasaurus so small?

It was a dwarf species due to insular dwarfism, meaning it shrank because it lived on an island with limited food. Bone studies show it grew more slowly than its giant relatives.21

?What did Europasaurus eat?

It was herbivorous, meaning it ate plants. Conifer cones and twigs from araucarian trees (like modern monkey puzzle trees) have been found at its fossil site.31

?Did Europasaurus live in herds?

Yes, fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in groups. Scientists think a herd might have drowned while crossing a tidal zone.1

?When did Europasaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 154 to 151 million years ago.13

?Where was Europasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in a quarry at Langenberg Mountain in northern Germany. It lived on an island in the Lower Saxony basin.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Europasaurus was just a baby of a larger sauropod.

Verdade: Bone histology shows that the fossils are from adults, not juveniles. Europasaurus was a true dwarf species.21

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Europasaurus
Bautizado por
Sander et al. 20064
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Camarasauromorpha4
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Idade das rochas
de 152 a 149 millóns de anos (Kimmeridgian)4
Formacións rochosas
Süntel4
Países
Alemaña4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The first fossils were found in 1998 by Holger Lüdtke in a quarry in Germany. After more bones were found, the species was named Europasaurus holgeri in 2006 by Sander and colleagues.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly why Europasaurus became so small, but they think it was because it lived on an island with limited food.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Europasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. nature.com (nature.com)
  3. Europasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Europasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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