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Psittacosaurus

O nome significa: “parrot lizard”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Inferior

Psittacosaurus was a small, fast dinosaur that looked a bit like a parrot. It had a strong beak for snipping plants and lived in Asia during the Early Cretaceous. Some fossils even show long bristles on its tail!1

Viviu
hai entre 137 e 100 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
China, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand51
Lonxitude
0,13 a 2,5 m (0,4 a 8,2 ft)1
Peso
20 kg a 50 kg (44 a 110 lb)13
Altura
0,6 m (2 ft)2
Velocidade máxima
uns 35 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?

Psittacosaurus 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)Psittacosaurusuns 0,6 m de alto (2 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2,5 cans
tan longo coma 2,5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 14 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 12 gatos domésticostan pesado coma 10 sandíastan pesado coma 2,5 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 1,5 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Psittacosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Psittacosaurus is the non-avian dinosaur genus with the most known species, up to 13 different ones.1

2

One fossil of Psittacosaurus was found with long, bristle-like filaments on its tail, similar to those of the dinosaur Tianyulong.1

3

Psittacosaurus had a brain that was fairly large for its size, suggesting it may have had complex behaviors and good senses of smell and sight.1

4

Unlike later horned dinosaurs like Triceratops, Psittacosaurus walked on two legs as an adult and did not have a frill or large horns.1

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Psittacosaurus swallowed gastroliths (stomach stones) to help break down tough plant material, sometimes more than 50 stones in one animal.1

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The first Psittacosaurus fossil was discovered in Mongolia in 1922 by a chauffeur named Wong during an expedition led by Henry Fairfield Osborn.1

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Psittacosaurus could slide its lower jaw forward and backward, which may have helped it crack nuts or seeds.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Psittacosaurus

?How big was Psittacosaurus?

About 2 metres (6.5 feet) long and weighed around 50 kilograms (110 pounds). That is about as long as a large bicycle.34

?What did Psittacosaurus eat?

It was a herbivore that ate tough plants. It used its strong beak to snip leaves and swallowed gastroliths (stomach stones) to help grind the food.13

?Did Psittacosaurus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. But one fossil shows long, bristle-like structures on its tail, which may have been modified scales, not feathers.1

?How fast could Psittacosaurus run?

Maybe up to about 35 km/h (22 mph), about as fast as a fast human runner. This is an estimate from its size. It was small and agile and ran on two legs as an adult.13

?When did Psittacosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, about 125 to 100 million years ago.13

?Where was Psittacosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in China, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand.13

?Why is it called Psittacosaurus?

Its name means 'parrot lizard' in Greek, because its short, deep skull and strong beak look a lot like a parrot's beak.14

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Psittacosaurus was a type of parrot dinosaur that could fly.

Verdade: Psittacosaurus was a dinosaur that walked on two legs and could not fly. Its name means 'parrot lizard' because of its beak, not because it had wings.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Psittacosaurus
Bautizado por
Osborn 19235
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Ceratopsia5
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia5
Idade das rochas
de 137 a 100 millóns de anos (Valanginian / Albian)5
Formacións rochosas
Yixian, Ilek, Öösh5
Países
China, Mongolia, Rusia, Tailandia5
Rexistros fósiles
70 na Paleobiology Database5
Tamén coñecido como
Hongshanosaurus, Protiguanodon (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)5
Descubrimento
Psittacosaurus was named in 1923 by American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn after a nearly complete skull and skeleton were found in Mongolia by a chauffeur named Wong. Osborn gave it the name because its beak looked like a parrot's.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether the species Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis and Psittacosaurus houi are actually the same dinosaur or two different species.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Psittacosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Psittacosaurus - Dinosaurs.wiki (dinosaurs.wiki)
  3. Psittacosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Psittacosaurus (britannica.com)
  5. Psittacosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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