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Overosaurus

O nome significa: “Overo lizard, after the Cerro Overo locality where it was found”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosCretáceo Superior

Overosaurus was a small, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Patagonia, Argentina. It was a titanosaur, a group of giant sauropods, but it was much smaller than its relatives. This dinosaur walked on four sturdy legs and used its long neck to reach leaves high in the trees.12

Viviu
hai entre 86 e 84 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Cerro Overo locality, Patagonia, Argentina13
Lonxitude
ata 10 m (33 ft)1
Altura
2,5 m (8,2 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 23 km/h (14 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Overosaurus uns 10 m de longo (33 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)Overosaurusuns 2,5 m de alto (8,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 56 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 16 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Overosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Overosaurus is known from a single, nearly complete backbone from the neck to the tail, including ribs and hip bones.12

2

It lived about 86 to 84 million years ago, during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous.13

3

Overosaurus was small for a titanosaur, only about 10 metres (33 feet) long, while many other titanosaurs were over 30 metres long.1

4

Its hip bone (ilium) was unusually short from front to back and tall from top to bottom compared to other titanosaurs.2

5

The front part of its hip bone was bent strongly outward and ended in a point that slanted downward and outward.2

6

Overosaurus had six fused sacral vertebrae in its hip, which helped support its weight.1

7

The fossil was found by Carlos Parada and his family, who helped the scientists during fieldwork.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Overosaurus

?How big was Overosaurus?

It was about 10 metres (33 feet) long, which is small for a titanosaur.1

?What did Overosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore) that used its long neck to reach leaves high in trees.1

?When did Overosaurus live?

It lived about 86 to 84 million years ago, during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Overosaurus
Bautizado por
Coria et al. 20133
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Rinconsauria3
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Idade das rochas
de 86 a 84 millóns de anos (Santonian)3
Formacións rochosas
Bajo de la Carpa3
Países
Arxentina3
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Overosaurus was named in 2013 by Rodolfo Coria and his team. The only fossil was found in 2002 at Cerro Overo in Argentina by Carlos Parada and his family, who helped the researchers.12
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly how Overosaurus is related to other titanosaurs, though it is thought to be part of a group called Aeolosaurini.12

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Overosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Overosaurus paradasorum gen. et sp. nov. , a new sauropod dinosaur (Titanosauria: Lithostrotia) from the Late Cretaceous of Neuquén, Patagonia, Argentina (mapress.com)
  3. Overosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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