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Metriacanthosaurus

O nome significa: “moderately-spined lizard”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosXurásico Superior

Metriacanthosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in England about 160 million years ago. It had moderately tall spines on its backbone, not as high as some other dinosaurs. Scientists only know it from a few bones, so they guess what it looked like based on its relatives.21

Viviu
hai entre 162 e 159 millóns de anos4
Xurásico Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom24
Lonxitude
8 a 8,2 m (26 a 27 ft)21
Peso
1 toneladas (2 200 lb)2
Altura
1,8 m (5,9 ft)3
Velocidade máxima
uns 36 km/h (22 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Metriacanthosaurus uns 8,2 m de longo (27 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 canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Metriacanthosaurusuns 1,8 m de alto (5,9 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 50 cans
tan longo coma 8 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 46 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 200 sandíastan pesado coma 53 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 31 nenos de primariatan pesado coma 2 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Metriacanthosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Metriacanthosaurus is the only metriacanthosaurid dinosaur named from outside of Asia. All its close relatives are from Asia.2

2

Its fossils were found in marine sediments. During the Late Jurassic, Europe was a group of islands surrounded by shallow seas.2

3

The name Metriacanthosaurus means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.2

4

The only known specimen includes an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone. No skull has been found.21

5

Metriacanthosaurus was originally named as a species of Megalosaurus in 1923. It was given its own genus in 1964 by Alick Walker.2

6

It lived about 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic. Other dinosaurs from the same time include the sauropod Cetiosauriscus and the stegosaur Lexovisaurus.2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Metriacanthosaurus

?How big was Metriacanthosaurus?

It was about 8 meters long and weighed around 1 tonne.21

?What did Metriacanthosaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat.12

?When did Metriacanthosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 160 to 154 million years ago.12

?Where was Metriacanthosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in England, near Weymouth, Dorset.21

?Why is it called Metriacanthosaurus?

The name means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.21

?Did Metriacanthosaurus have a skull?

No skull has been found. The only known fossils are an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone.21

?Was Metriacanthosaurus related to Allosaurus?

It was a theropod like Allosaurus, but it belongs to a different family called Metriacanthosauridae.21

?How fast could Metriacanthosaurus run?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a medium-sized theropod it was probably a fast runner.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Metriacanthosaurus
Bautizado por
Walker 19644
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Metriacanthosauridae4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Allosauroidea4
Idade das rochas
de 162 a 159 millóns de anos (Oxfordian)4
Formacións rochosas
Oxford Clay4
Países
Reino Unido4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The fossils were discovered in 1871 by W. Parker at Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, England. Geologist John Phillips briefly mentioned them that same year. In 1923, Friedrich von Huene named it Megalosaurus parkeri, and in 1964 Alick Walker gave it the new genus Metriacanthosaurus.2
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly what Metriacanthosaurus looked like because only a partial skeleton has been found. Reconstructions are guesswork based on similar dinosaurs.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Metriacanthosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Metriacanthosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Metriacanthosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
  4. Metriacanthosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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