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Saltasaurus

O nome significa: “lizard from Salta”12
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosCretáceo Superior

Saltasaurus was a small sauropod with a short neck and stubby legs. It lived in Argentina during the Late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago. It was one of the first sauropods known to have armor made of bony plates in its skin.12

Viviu
hai entre 72 e 66 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Argentina, specifically at Estancia 'El Brete' in Salta Province13
Lonxitude
6 a 12,8 m (20 a 42 ft)12
Peso
2,5 toneladas a 6,87 toneladas (5 500 a 15 100 lb)1
Altura
3,1 m (10 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 20 km/h (12 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Saltasaurus uns 12,8 m de longo (42 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)Saltasaurusuns 3,1 m de alto (10 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 coches
tan longo coma 3 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 71 plátanos postos un tras outromáis ou menos tan pesado coma un elefantetan pesado coma 1400 sandíastan pesado coma 9 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 15 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 18 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Saltasaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Saltasaurus was the first sauropod found with armor. It had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin, which was a surprise to scientists.12

2

The armor came in two types: larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long, and tiny round or pentagonal ossicles about 7 millimetres across.1

3

Saltasaurus had a very wide belly, shaped a bit like a hippopotamus. Some scientists thought it might have lived in water.1

4

Fossil eggs found in Patagonia, Argentina, may belong to saltasaurines. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres in diameter, and some contained embryos with skin impressions showing bead-like scales.1

5

Saltasaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the end of the age of dinosaurs. It was one of the last sauropods before they went extinct.12

6

The vertebrae in Saltasaurus had shallow depressions called pleurocoels, which are also seen in other titanosaurs like Alamosaurus and Gondwanatitan.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Saltasaurus feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Saltasaurus, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Saltasaurus

?How big was Saltasaurus?

Scientists disagree on its size. One estimate says it was about 6 metres long, another says up to 8.5 metres (28 feet), and a third says up to 12.8 metres (42 feet). Its weight was probably between 2.5 and 7 tonnes.12

?What did Saltasaurus eat?

Saltasaurus was an herbivore, meaning it ate only plants.12

?Did Saltasaurus have armor?

Yes, it had bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its skin. There were larger oval plates up to 12 centimetres long and tiny round ossicles about 7 millimetres across.12

?Could Saltasaurus swim?

Some scientists think it might have lived in water because its wide belly looked like a hippopotamus, but nobody knows for sure.1

?When did Saltasaurus live?

Saltasaurus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.12

?How did Saltasaurus lay eggs?

Fossil nests show that female saltasaurines dug holes with their back feet, laid clutches of about 25 eggs, and buried them under dirt and plants. The eggs were about 11 to 12 centimetres across.1

Cazamitos

Mito: All sauropods were huge and had no armor.

Verdade: Saltasaurus was relatively small for a sauropod and had armor made of bony plates, showing that some sauropods did have protection.12

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Saltasaurus
Bautizado por
Bonaparte and Powell 19803
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Saltasauridae3
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Idade das rochas
de 72 a 66 millóns de anos (Maastrichtian)3
Formacións rochosas
Lecho3
Países
Arxentina3
Rexistros fósiles
1 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Fossils were dug up between 1975 and 1977 at Estancia 'El Brete' in Argentina. José Bonaparte and Jaime E. Powell named Saltasaurus in 1980.13
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure how big Saltasaurus really was. Different estimates range from 6 to 12.8 metres long.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Saltasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Saltasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Saltasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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