Gobiraptor

O nome significa: “Gobi thief”1

Comía: Un pouco de todoDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Gobiraptor was a small, bird-like dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It had a very strong, thick lower jaw that it used to crush hard foods like seeds or clams.1

Viviu

hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos4

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Altan Uul III, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia1

Velocidade máxima

uns 43 km/h (27 mph)

Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Gobiraptor uns 43 km/h (27 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Gobiraptor had a very unusual lower jaw. The front part was thick and strong, with small holes and ridges on the inside that helped it crush hard food.1

The only known Gobiraptor fossil is a young animal. Scientists know this because they studied the bone structure of its thigh bone.1

Gobiraptor lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.2

Gobiraptor was not a fast runner. Its feet were not built for speed, so it probably did not chase after prey.1

Gobiraptor is not closely related to other oviraptorids that lived in the same place at the same time. It is more closely related to oviraptorids from southern China.1

The fossil of Gobiraptor was found together with bones of alvarezsaurids and larger oviraptorids.1

Imaxe de Gobiraptor feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Gobiraptor, 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 Gobiraptor

?What did Gobiraptor eat?

Gobiraptor probably ate hard foods like seeds and clams. Its thick lower jaw had a grinding plate that helped crush them.3 1

?How big was Gobiraptor?

The only known Gobiraptor fossil is from a young animal, so its full adult size is not known. It was small, as its species name minutus means 'the minute one'.3 1

?When did Gobiraptor live?

Gobiraptor lived about 72 to 66 million years ago, during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous.3

?Was Gobiraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, Gobiraptor was a dinosaur. It was a type of oviraptorid theropod, a bird-like dinosaur.3 1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Gobiraptor
Bautizado por: Lee et al. 20194
Grupo: Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado: Oviraptoridae4
Clasificación: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
Idade das rochas: de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)4
Formacións rochosas: Nemegt4
Países: Mongolia4
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento: Gobiraptor was named in 2019 by a team of scientists including Lee. The only fossil was found in 2008 during a Korea-Mongolia expedition in the Gobi Desert.1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure exactly what Gobiraptor ate. Its strong jaw suggests it crushed hard seeds or shells, but its exact diet is still debated.1

De onde veñen os datos

A new baby oviraptorid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Gobiraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
Gobiraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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