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Fruitadens

O nome significa: “Fruita tooth”1
Comía: Un pouco de todoHerbívoros con bicoXurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior

Fruitadens was one of the tiniest plant-eating dinosaurs ever found. It was only as long as a big cat and weighed less than a bag of sugar. This little dinosaur lived in what is now the western United States during the Late Jurassic period.12

Viviu
hai entre 149 e 143 millóns de anos4
Xurásico Superior a Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Colorado, USA14
Lonxitude
0,65 a 0,75 m (2,1 a 2,5 ft)12
Peso
0,5 kg a 0,75 kg (1 a 2 lb)12
Altura
0,26 m (0,9 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 16 km/h (10 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Fruitadens uns 0,75 m de longo (2,5 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Fruitadensuns 0,26 m de alto (0,9 ft)Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 6 plátanos
tan longo coma 4 plátanos postos un tras outromáis lixeiro ca un gato domésticotan pesado coma 6 plátanostan pequeno que podería pasar por debaixo dunha cadeirapodería correr 100 metros en 22 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Fruitadens comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Fruitadens is the smallest known ornithischian dinosaur, a group that includes many plant-eaters.12

2

Its lower jaw had an enlarged canine-like tooth, with a gap in the upper jaw for it to fit.1

3

Unlike many other dinosaurs, Fruitadens had replacement teeth growing in its jaws, like modern mammals.1

4

The fossils were first found in the 1970s and 1980s by teams from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.1

5

Fruitadens lived alongside snails, clams, turtles, and early mammals in a floodplain environment.1

6

Its leg bones were hollow, like those of small meat-eating dinosaurs, which helped keep it light.1

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

?How big was Fruitadens?

Fruitadens was very small, about 65 to 75 cm long and weighed 0.5 to 0.75 kg. That is about as long as a large house cat and lighter than a bag of sugar.12

?What did Fruitadens eat?

Fruitadens was an omnivore, meaning it ate both plants and small animals. Scientists think it ate select plant material and possibly insects or other invertebrates.13

?When did Fruitadens live?

Fruitadens lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. Its fossils were found in rocks that are around 150.3 to 150.2 million years old.1

?Where was Fruitadens found?

Fruitadens fossils were found in Colorado, USA, in an area called the Fruita Paleontological Area. The name Fruitadens means 'Fruita teeth' after the town of Fruita.1

?Did Fruitadens have teeth?

Yes, Fruitadens had teeth, including an enlarged canine-like tooth in its lower jaw and a small peg-like tooth in front of it. Unlike many other dinosaurs, it could replace its teeth like modern mammals.1

?Was Fruitadens a dinosaur?

Yes, Fruitadens was a dinosaur. It was a small ornithischian dinosaur, part of the group that includes many plant-eaters, and it is the smallest known ornithischian.12

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Fruitadens
Bautizado por
Butler et al. 20104
Grupo
Herbívoros con bico
Familia / clado
Heterodontosauridae4
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Heterodontosauridae4
Idade das rochas
de 149 a 143 millóns de anos (Tithonian)4
Formacións rochosas
Morrison4
Países
EUA4
Rexistros fósiles
4 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Fruitadens was named in 2010 by Richard Butler and colleagues. The fossils were found in the Fruita Paleontological Area of Colorado, USA, in rocks about 150 million years old.14
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly what Fruitadens ate, though it likely ate both plants and small animals.12

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Fruitadens (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Lower limits of ornithischian dinosaur body size inferred from a new Upper Jurassic heterodontosaurid from North America | Proceedings B | The Royal Society (royalsocietypublishing.org)
  3. Small-Bodied Dinosaur Fruitadens haagarorum from the (journals.plos.org)
  4. Fruitadens in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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