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Leptoceratops

O nome significa: “small horn face”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Superior

Leptoceratops was a tiny horned dinosaur that lived at the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a small frill on its head and no horns, and it walked on two legs. Even though it was small, it was a tough plant-eater that lived alongside giants like Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus.1

Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Alberta, Canada and Montana and Wyoming, USA12
Lonxitude
2 a 3 m (6,6 a 9,8 ft)1
Peso
100 kg a 200 kg (220 a 441 lb)1
Altura
0,8 a 1 m (2,6 a 3,3 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 37 km/h (23 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Leptoceratops uns 3 m de longo (9,8 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 gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Leptoceratopsuns 1 m de alto (3,3 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 10 cans
tan longo coma 3 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 17 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 40 sandíastan pesado coma 11 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 6 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 9,7 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Leptoceratops comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Leptoceratops is one of the smallest horned dinosaurs ever found, only about the size of a large dog.1

2

Unlike its big cousin Triceratops, Leptoceratops had no horns and only a tiny frill at the back of its skull.1

3

The first Leptoceratops fossils were discovered in 1910 by Barnum Brown along the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada.13

4

Scientists have found at least eight Leptoceratops specimens, including several nearly complete skeletons.2

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Leptoceratops lived right at the end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 to 72 million years ago.6

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Some bonebeds in Montana suggest that Leptoceratops may have dug burrows and lived in groups.3

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Leptoceratops had a deep, pointed beak and teeth with simple roots, perfect for chewing tough plants.2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Leptoceratops

?How big was Leptoceratops?

About 2 metres (6.6 feet) long and 0.6 to 0.9 metres (2 to 3 feet) tall at the hips, roughly the size of a large dog.14

?Did Leptoceratops have horns?

No, Leptoceratops had no horns, only a small frill on its head, unlike its big cousin Triceratops.14

?What did Leptoceratops eat?

It was a plant-eater that ate tough plants like angiosperms, conifers, and cycads, using its beak and special teeth to chew.1

?Could Leptoceratops walk on two legs?

Yes, it likely walked on two legs when moving fast and on all fours when moving slowly.14

?When did Leptoceratops live?

It lived at the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 to 72 million years ago.15

?Where was Leptoceratops found?

Fossils have been found in Canada (Alberta) and the United States (Montana and Wyoming).15

Cazamitos

Mito: Leptoceratops is often thought to be a baby Triceratops because of its small size and simple frill.

Verdade: Leptoceratops is a separate, smaller species of horned dinosaur that lived at the same time as Triceratops. It had its own unique features like a tiny frill and no horns.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Leptoceratops
Bautizado por
Brown 19146
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Leptoceratopsidae6
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia6
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)6
Formacións rochosas
Scollard, Hell Creek, "Lance"6
Países
EUA, Canadá6
Rexistros fósiles
8 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
Leptoceratops was named by American paleontologist Barnum Brown in 1914, based on a partial skull and skeleton found in 1910 in Alberta, Canada.13
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether some fossils from Montana belong to Leptoceratops or to its close relatives Montanoceratops and Cerasinops.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Leptoceratops - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A NEW PARTIAL SKELETON OF LEPTOCERATOPS GRACILIS FROM (experiment-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com)
  3. LEPTOCERATOPS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  4. Leptoceratops Gracilis, Dinosaur Pictures, Dinosaur Facts - National Geographic | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  5. Leptoceratops | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. Leptoceratops in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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