Podokesaurus
Podokesaurus was a small, speedy dinosaur that lived in what is now Massachusetts, USA, during the Early Jurassic Period. It was a meat-eater with sharp teeth and hollow bones, built for running fast after tiny prey.1
Cando viviu?
Como era de grande?
Canto medía de longo?
Canto medía de alto?
estimación
Canto pesaba?
tan longo coma 2 gatos domésticos do fociño á cola🍌tan longo coma 6 plátanos postos un tras outro
tan pesado coma 10 gatos domésticos🍉tan pesado coma 8 sandías🧸tan pesado coma 2 nenos de infantil🎒tan pesado coma 1 nenos de primaria🪑tan pequeno que podería pasar por debaixo dunha cadeira🏃podería correr 100 metros en 18 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)Como era de grande Podokesaurus comparado CONTIGO?
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Que velocidade alcanzaba?
Datos curiosos
Podokesaurus could run at about 15 to 20 kilometers per hour (9 to 12 miles per hour).1
The only known fossil of Podokesaurus was lost in a fire in 1917, and no other definite specimens have been found since.1
Mignon Talbot, who discovered and named Podokesaurus in 1911, was the first woman to find and describe a non-bird dinosaur.1
A small piece of polished quartz was found among the ribs of Podokesaurus, and scientists think it might have been a gastrolith (stomach stone).1
Podokesaurus had hollow, lightweight bones, which helped it be a fast runner.1
Its lower leg bones were much longer than its upper leg bones, an adaptation for speed.1

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Podokesaurus
?How big was Podokesaurus?
About 1 meter (3 feet) long and weighed between 1 and 4 kilograms (2 to 9 pounds).1
?What did Podokesaurus eat?
It was a meat-eater (carnivore) with sharp teeth, and it hunted small prey.1
?When did Podokesaurus live?
It lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 201 to 190 million years ago.1
?Where was Podokesaurus found?
In Massachusetts, USA, near Mount Holyoke in the Connecticut Valley.1
?Why was Podokesaurus named that?
Its name means 'swift-footed lizard of Holyoke' in Greek, because it was a fast runner.1
Cazamitos
Mito: Some people think Podokesaurus was the same as Coelophysis.
Verdade: Scientists now believe Podokesaurus was a separate genus of coelophysoid dinosaur, not the same as Coelophysis.1
Para expertos en dinos
- Nome científico
- Podokesaurus
- Bautizado por
- Talbot 19113
- Grupo
- Dinos carnívoros
- Familia / clado
- Coelophysidae3
- Clasificación
- Theropoda > Coelophysoidea3
- Idade das rochas
- de 227 a 193 millóns de anos (Norian / Sinemurian)3
- Formacións rochosas
- Portland3
- Países
- EUA3
- Rexistros fósiles
- 26 na Paleobiology Database3
- Descubrimento
- Geologist Mignon Talbot found the fossil near Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1910. She named it Podokesaurus holyokensis in 1911.1
- Aínda en debate
- Scientists are not sure exactly where in the Portland Formation the Podokesaurus fossil came from, so its exact age is uncertain.1
De onde veñen os datos
- Podokesaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Podokesaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Podokesaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.
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