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Regaliceratops

O nome significa: “royal horned face”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Superior

Regaliceratops was a horned dinosaur that lived about 68 million years ago in what is now Alberta, Canada. It had a huge, crown-shaped frill on its head and a big nose horn, but only tiny horns above its eyes. Its nickname was 'Hellboy' because the skull was so hard to dig out of the rock!12

Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos5
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Waldron Flats, Alberta, Canada51
Lonxitude
5 m (16 ft)1
Peso
2 toneladas (4 400 lb)1
Altura
1,5 m (4,9 ft)3
Velocidade máxima
uns 33 km/h (21 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Regaliceratops uns 5 m de longo (16 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)Regaliceratopsuns 1,5 m de alto (4,9 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1,5 coches
tan longo coma 5 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 28 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 100 canstan pesado coma 400 sandíastan pesado coma 2,5 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 4 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 11 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Regaliceratops comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Regaliceratops had a big nose horn but very small horns above its eyes, which is the opposite of its close relative Triceratops.2

2

Its frill was shaped like a crown, with large bony bumps around the edge that looked like jewels.12

3

Scientists think Regaliceratops evolved its fancy frill and horns to show off to other dinosaurs, not just for fighting.2

4

The only known skull was found by a geologist named Peter Hews in 2005, sticking out of a cliff along the Oldman River.1

5

Regaliceratops lived in a warm, swampy environment with ferns, palms, and ginkgo trees.1

6

It was about 5 metres long and weighed as much as a small car, around 2 metric tons.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Regaliceratops

?Why is Regaliceratops called Hellboy?

It was nicknamed 'Hellboy' because the skull was so hard to dig out of the rock and the horns above its eyes were very small, like the comic book character.14

?How big was Regaliceratops?

It was about 5 metres (16 feet) long and weighed around 2 metric tons (2.2 short tons), about as much as a small car.1

?What did Regaliceratops eat?

It was a plant-eater, like other horned dinosaurs. It lived in a warm, swampy environment with ferns, palms, and ginkgo trees.1

?When did Regaliceratops live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 68.5 to 67.5 million years ago.1

?Where was Regaliceratops found?

Its skull was found in 2005 along the Oldman River in southwestern Alberta, Canada, by geologist Peter Hews.1

?Is Regaliceratops related to Triceratops?

Yes, it is a close relative of Triceratops, but it had a big nose horn and tiny horns above its eyes, which is the opposite of Triceratops.12

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think all horned dinosaurs had big brow horns like Triceratops.

Verdade: Regaliceratops had very small brow horns and a huge nose horn, showing that horned dinosaurs were very diverse.2

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Regaliceratops
Bautizado por
Brown and Henderson 20155
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Ceratopsidae5
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae5
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)5
Formacións rochosas
St. Mary River5
Países
Canadá5
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database5
Descubrimento
The skull was discovered in 2005 by geologist Peter Hews in Alberta, Canada. It was dug out in 2006 and 2008 by a team from the Royal Tyrrell Museum, and named Regaliceratops peterhewsi in 2015 by Caleb Brown and Donald Henderson.15
Aínda en debate
Scientists are still debating exactly how Regaliceratops is related to other horned dinosaurs like Triceratops and Anchiceratops.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Regaliceratops (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A New Horned Dinosaur Reveals Convergent Evolution in Cranial Ornamentation in Ceratopsidae: Current Biology (cell.com)
  3. 'Hellboy' dinosaur Regaliceratops peterhewsi with exotic facial horns and bony frill, unearthed in Canada - ABC News (abc.net.au)
  4. Meet 'Hellboy,' the dinosaur with exotic horns and frill (reuters.com)
  5. Regaliceratops in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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