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Protoceratops

O nome significa: “first horned face”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior

Protoceratops was a small, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. It had a parrot-like beak and a bony frill on its neck, but no big horns like its later cousin Triceratops. It walked on all fours and was about the size of a large sheep.12

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 72 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, China15
Lonxitude
2 a 2,5 m (6,6 a 8,2 ft)1
Peso
62 kg a 104 kg (137 a 229 lb)1
Altura
0,76 m (2,5 ft)3
Velocidade máxima
uns 38 km/h (24 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Protoceratops uns 2,5 m de longo (8,2 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Protoceratopsuns 0,76 m de alto (2,5 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 cans
tan longo coma 2,5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 14 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 21 sandíastan pesado coma 5 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 3 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 9,5 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Protoceratops comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Protoceratops laid soft-shelled eggs, which is rare for dinosaurs.1

2

A famous fossil called the Fighting Dinosaurs shows a Protoceratops locked in battle with a Velociraptor.1

3

Juvenile Protoceratops could walk on two legs, but adults walked on all fours.1

4

The frill on its neck was probably used for display or to protect the neck during fights.1

5

Protoceratops had a horn on its nose, and one species, P. hellenikorhinus, had two small horns side by side.1

6

Its feet had wide, flat claws that were good for digging in sand.1

7

Protoceratops lived in groups and may have cared for its young.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Protoceratops

?How big was Protoceratops?

Protoceratops was about 2 to 2.5 metres (6.6 to 8.2 feet) long and weighed around 62 to 104 kilograms (137 to 229 pounds). That is roughly the size of a large sheep.12

?What did Protoceratops eat?

Protoceratops was a herbivore. It used its parrot-like beak and strong jaws to chop and grind tough plant material.14

?Did Protoceratops have horns?

It had a small horn on its nose, not big horns like Triceratops. One species, P. hellenikorhinus, had two small horns side by side on its nose.1

?When did Protoceratops live?

Protoceratops lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 75 to 71 million years ago.14

?Where did Protoceratops live?

Protoceratops lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and China. Back then it was a dry, sandy environment.12

?Did Protoceratops fight Velociraptor?

Yes. A famous fossil called the Fighting Dinosaurs shows a Protoceratops and a Velociraptor locked in combat. They probably died together in a struggle.1

?Could Protoceratops walk on two legs?

Juvenile Protoceratops could walk on two legs if needed, but adults walked on all fours.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Protoceratops was a direct ancestor of Triceratops.

Verdade: Protoceratops was an early relative of Triceratops, but it was not a direct ancestor. It belonged to a side branch of the ceratopsian family tree.12

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Protoceratops
Bautizado por
Granger and Gregory 19235
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Protoceratopsidae5
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia5
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 72 millóns de anos (Aptian / Campanian)5
Formacións rochosas
Djadokhta, Bayan Mandahu, Baruungoyot5
Países
Mongolia, China5
Rexistros fósiles
38 na Paleobiology Database5
Tamén coñecido como
Bainoceratops (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)5
Descubrimento
Protoceratops was named in 1923 by Walter Granger and William K. Gregory based on fossils found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.15
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure whether the sail on its tail was used for display, swimming, or to help control body temperature.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Protoceratops (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Protoceratops | Mongolia, Late Cretaceous, Herbivore | Britannica (britannica.com)
  3. Protoceratops andrewsi (carnegiemnh.org)
  4. Protoceratops | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  5. Protoceratops in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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