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Tenontosaurus

O nome significa: “sinew lizard”1
Comía: PlantasHerbívoros con bicoCretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior

Tenontosaurus was a big plant-eating dinosaur with a very long, stiff tail. It lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period, about 115 to 108 million years ago.1

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 94 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Fossils have been found in Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, Utah, and Maryland in the USA, and also in Canada.12
Lonxitude
7 m (23 ft)2
Peso
900 kg (2 000 lb)2
Altura
2,9 a 3 m (9,5 a 9,8 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?

Tenontosaurus uns 7 m de longo (23 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)Tenontosaurusuns 3 m de alto (9,8 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 45 cans
tan longo coma 7 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 39 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 180 sandíastan pesado coma 47 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 28 nenos de primariatan pesado coma 2 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 11 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Tenontosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Tenontosaurus had an unusually long and broad tail, stiffened by a network of bony tendons, which is why it is called 'sinew lizard'.1

2

An adult Tenontosaurus could reach a browsing height of about 3 meters (10 feet) if it stood on its hind legs, but it usually walked on all fours.1

3

Its beak was U-shaped and thick, and its lower jaw had a special bone called a predentary that helped form the lower beak.1

4

Tenontosaurus lived alongside the predator Deinonychus, and fossils of both are common in the same rocks.1

5

The first Tenontosaurus fossil was found in 1903 in Montana, but it was not named until 1970.1

6

There are two species: Tenontosaurus tilletti and Tenontosaurus dossi. T. dossi is known from only a few specimens in Texas.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Tenontosaurus

?How big was Tenontosaurus?

About 6 to 8 metres long and around 1,000 kilograms, though estimates vary by species and study.12

?What did Tenontosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. It used its U-shaped beak and chopping teeth to eat leaves, wood, fruit, and low-growing ferns and shrubs.12

?Did Tenontosaurus walk on two legs or four?

It usually walked on all four legs, but could stand on its hind legs to reach higher plants, up to about 3 metres.12

?Was Tenontosaurus bigger than Deinonychus?

Yes, adult Tenontosaurus were much larger than adult Deinonychus. Deinonychus probably hunted young or sick Tenontosaurus.1

?When did Tenontosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 115 to 108 million years ago, in western North America.12

?Why did Tenontosaurus have a long tail?

Its tail was unusually long and broad, stiffened by bony tendons. This helped support the tail, but scientists aren't sure of its exact purpose.1

?Where was Tenontosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in the USA (Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Idaho, Maryland) and Canada.12

?Is Tenontosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a type of ornithopod dinosaur, a plant-eating dinosaur related to Iguanodon.12

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Tenontosaurus was a slow, clumsy dinosaur.

Verdade: Scientists think it was a common and successful herbivore, and its stiff tail may have helped it balance.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Tenontosaurus
Bautizado por
Ostrom 19704
Grupo
Herbívoros con bico
Familia / clado
Tenontosauridae4
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 94 millóns de anos (Aptian / Cenomanian)4
Formacións rochosas
Cloverly, Antlers, Cedar Mountain4
Países
EUA4
Rexistros fósiles
83 na Paleobiology Database4
Descubrimento
The first fossil was found in 1903 by an American Museum of Natural History expedition in Montana. John Ostrom named it Tenontosaurus tilletti in 1970 after studying many specimens.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate exactly how Tenontosaurus moved, whether it was mostly quadrupedal or could run on two legs.1

De onde veñen os datos

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

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