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Murusraptor

O nome significa: “wall thief”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosCretáceo Superior

Murusraptor was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It had a long, low skull, small teeth, and hollow bones filled with air, just like a bird.1

Viviu
hai entre 90 e 86 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Sierra Barrosa, Neuquén Province, Argentina1
Lonxitude
6,5 m (21 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 47 km/h (29 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Murusraptor uns 6,5 m de longo (21 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)
tan longo coma 6 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 36 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 7,7 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Murusraptor comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Murusraptor belongs to a group called Megaraptoridae, which are known for their long snouts and very air-filled bones.1

2

The only known skeleton of Murusraptor was found in the wall of a canyon, which is why its name means 'wall thief'.1

3

Even though the holotype was not fully grown, it was already about 6.5 meters (21 feet) long, making it larger than some other megaraptorids.1

4

Murusraptor had a large opening in its lower jaw called a mandibular fenestra, which helped make its skull lighter.1

5

The tail vertebrae of Murusraptor had knob-like bumps on their sides, a feature that helps scientists identify it.1

6

Scientists are still debating whether megaraptorids like Murusraptor are more closely related to Allosaurus or to Tyrannosaurus.1

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

?How big was Murusraptor?

About 6.4 metres (21 feet) long. The only known fossil was not fully grown, so adults may have been larger.3

?What did Murusraptor eat?

It ate meat. It was a carnivorous dinosaur with long, narrow snout and small teeth, probably hunting other animals.3

?When did Murusraptor live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 89 to 86 million years ago (Coniacian age).3

?Could Murusraptor run fast?

Nobody knows for sure. Its leg bones suggest it was a fairly agile predator, but exact running speed is not known.3

?Why is it called Murusraptor?

Its name means 'wall thief' because the only skeleton was found in the wall of a canyon. 'Murus' is Latin for 'wall', and 'raptor' means 'thief'.3

?Was Murusraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a theropod dinosaur, a type of meat-eating dinosaur. It is not a pterosaur or marine reptile.3

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Murusraptor
Bautizado por
Coria and Currie 20164
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Megaraptoridae4
Clasificación
Theropoda > Megaraptora4
Idade das rochas
de 90 a 86 millóns de anos (Coniacian)4
Formacións rochosas
Sierra Barrosa4
Países
Arxentina4
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
Murusraptor was named by Rodolfo Coria and Philip Currie in 2016. The skeleton was collected in 2001 during an expedition in Neuquén Province, Argentina.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure whether Murusraptor and other megaraptorids belong to the allosauroid group or the coelurosaur group of theropods.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. A New Megaraptoran Dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Megaraptoridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  2. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  3. Murusraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Murusraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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