Sarcolestes

O nome significa: “flesh robber”1

Comía: PlantasDinos acoirazadosXurásico Medio

Sarcolestes was an armoured dinosaur that lived in England about 165 million years ago. It had a bony plate fused to its jaw, which helped protect its face.2 1

Viviu

hai entre 165 e 162 millóns de anos3

Xurásico Medio

Fósiles atopados en

Oxford Clay, England, United Kingdom3 1

Velocidade máxima

uns 18 km/h (11 mph)

Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Sarcolestes uns 18 km/h (11 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Sarcolestes is one of the oldest known armoured dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic.1

The only fossil found so far is a partial left lower jaw with a bony plate stuck to its side.2 1

When it was first discovered, scientists thought Sarcolestes was a meat-eating dinosaur. Now we know it was a plant-eater.1

Its name means 'flesh robber' because the first scientist who studied it believed it was a predator.1

Sarcolestes lived alongside other Jurassic animals in the Oxford Clay sea, which was a shallow ocean at the time.3

Imaxe de Sarcolestes feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Sarcolestes, 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.

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Sarcolestes

?What did Sarcolestes eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). Scientists used to think it was a meat-eater, but now they know it ate plants.1 3

?How big was Sarcolestes?

Nobody knows for sure. The only fossil found is a partial jaw, so scientists cannot estimate its full size.1

?Is Sarcolestes a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Sarcolestes?

Its name means 'flesh robber' in Greek. The first scientist who studied it thought it was a meat-eating predator, so he gave it that name.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Sarcolestes was a fierce meat-eater.

Verdade: Sarcolestes was actually a plant-eating armoured dinosaur, not a predator.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Sarcolestes
Bautizado por: Lydekker 18933
Grupo: Dinos acoirazados
Familia / clado: Ankylosauria3
Clasificación: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora3
Idade das rochas: de 165 a 162 millóns de anos (Callovian)3
Formacións rochosas: Oxford Clay3
Países: Reino Unido3
Rexistros fósiles: 2 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Sarcolestes was named in 1893 by Richard Lydekker. The fossil was found by Alfred Nicholson Leeds in the Oxford Clay of England.1
Aínda en debate: Scientists are not sure whether Sarcolestes belongs to the nodosaurid family of armoured dinosaurs or to another group.2 1

De onde veñen os datos

Sarcolestes (en.wikipedia.org)
Sarcolestes leedsi Lydekker, an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte Jg. 1983 Heft 3, Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
Sarcolestes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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