Huayracursor

O nome significa: “Huayra means wind and cursor means runner in Latin, so the name means wind runner”3

Comía: PlantasPescozos longosTriásico Superior

Huayracursor was an early long-necked dinosaur that lived about 237 to 205 million years ago. It was bigger than its relatives and had a longer neck, like a mini sauropod.1

Viviu

hai entre 237 e 206 millóns de anos3

Triásico Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Quebrada de Santo Domingo site in the Northern Precordillera Basin, northwestern Argentina1 3

Velocidade máxima

uns 38 km/h (24 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)

Huayracursor uns 38 km/h (24 mph)

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

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Huayracursor had a longer neck than other early dinosaurs from the same time, which helped it reach more plants.1

It lived during the Late Triassic, when the supercontinent Pangaea existed.1

Its skeleton was nearly complete, which is rare for such an old dinosaur.1

It was found with other animals like rhynchosaurs, cynodonts, and aetosaurs.1

Huayracursor shows an early step in how dinosaurs got bigger and developed longer necks.1

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

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Huayracursor

?How big was Huayracursor?

The sources do not give exact size measurements, but it was larger than other early sauropodomorphs from the Carnian, with an incipiently elongated neck.1 2

?What did Huayracursor eat?

It was a plant-eater. Its longer neck helped it reach more plants than other early dinosaurs.1 2

?When did Huayracursor live?

It lived during the Late Triassic Period, about 237 to 201 million years ago, specifically in the Carnian age.1 2

?Where was Huayracursor found?

Its nearly complete skeleton was discovered in the Santo Domingo Formation near Vinchina in La Rioja Province, Argentina.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Huayracursor
Bautizado por: Hechenleitner et al. 20253
Grupo: Pescozos longos
Familia / clado: Sauropodomorpha3
Clasificación: Sauropodomorpha3
Idade das rochas: de 237 a 206 millóns de anos (Carnian / Norian)3
Formacións rochosas: Santo Domingo3
Países: Arxentina3
Rexistros fósiles: 1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Scientists led by Hechenleitner and colleagues found and named Huayracursor in 2025 from a new fossil site in Argentina.3 1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are still debating exactly how Huayracursor is related to other early sauropodomorphs.3

De onde veñen os datos

A long-necked early dinosaur from a newly discovered Upper Triassic basin in the Andes (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Huayracursor (en.wikipedia.org)
Huayracursor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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