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Kelmayisaurus

O nome significa: “Karamay lizard”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosCretáceo Inferior

Kelmayisaurus was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous. It had sharp teeth and a powerful jaw to hunt other dinosaurs. Scientists think it was about as long as a school bus!1

Viviu
hai entre 137 e 100 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Wuerho, Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China13
Lonxitude
10 a 12 m (33 a 39 ft)1
Altura
3,5 m (11 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 25 km/h (16 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Kelmayisaurus uns 12 m de longo (39 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 cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)Kelmayisaurusuns 3,5 m de alto (11 ft)Unha xirafauns 5,5 m (18 ft)

estimación

tan longo coma 2,5 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 67 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 14 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Kelmayisaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Kelmayisaurus is known from only a partial skull, including a left dentary (lower jaw bone) and part of the upper jaw.1

2

Its name means 'Karamay lizard' after the city of Karamay in Xinjiang, China, which is famous for petroleum.1

3

For a long time, scientists thought Kelmayisaurus might be a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because its fossils were so few. But a 2011 study confirmed it is a valid genus.12

4

Kelmayisaurus is one of only two carcharodontosaurid dinosaurs known from Asia, showing that these giant predators lived all over the world.2

5

The only known fossil of Kelmayisaurus was found in the Lianmuqin Formation, which dates to between 140 and 100 million years ago.1

6

A supposed second species called 'K. gigantus' was mentioned in a book, but it was a mistake and actually refers to a different dinosaur called Klamelisaurus.1

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

?How big was Kelmayisaurus?

It was about 10 to 12 meters (33 to 39 feet) long, roughly as long as a large bus.1

?What did Kelmayisaurus eat?

It was a meat-eater that hunted other dinosaurs, using its sharp teeth and powerful jaw.1

?When did Kelmayisaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, between about 140 and 100 million years ago.1

?Is Kelmayisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a theropod dinosaur, a type of meat-eating dinosaur.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Kelmayisaurus was a giant 21-meter-long dinosaur.

Verdade: The 21-meter length came from a misidentified fossil that actually belongs to a sauropod called Klamelisaurus. The real Kelmayisaurus was about 10 to 12 meters long.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Kelmayisaurus
Bautizado por
Dong 19733
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Carcharodontosauridae3
Clasificación
Theropoda > Allosauroidea > Carcharodontosauridae3
Idade das rochas
de 137 a 100 millóns de anos (Valanginian / Albian)3
Formacións rochosas
Lianmuqin3
Países
China3
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Kelmayisaurus was named by Chinese paleontologist Dong Zhiming in 1973 based on a partial skull found near Wuerho in the Junggar Basin of Xinjiang, China.13
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly how Kelmayisaurus is related to other carcharodontosaurids, because its fossils are so incomplete.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Kelmayisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A reassessment of Kelmayisaurus petrolicus, a large theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China (palaeobiology.web.ox.ac.uk)
  3. Kelmayisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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