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Thanatotheristes

O nome significa: “reaper of death”1
Comía: CarneTiranosaurosCretáceo Superior

Thanatotheristes was a fearsome tyrannosaur that lived in Canada about 80 million years ago. It was one of the earliest big tyrannosaurs from North America and had a long, deep snout.16

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 72 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Foremost Formation, Alberta, Canada16
Lonxitude
8 a 9 m (26 a 30 ft)2
Peso
1,5 toneladas a 2 toneladas (3 300 a 4 400 lb)1
Altura
2,4 m (7,9 ft)3
Velocidade máxima
uns 31 km/h (19 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Thanatotheristes uns 9 m de longo (30 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)Thanatotheristesuns 2,4 m de alto (7,9 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 1,5 coches
tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 50 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 12 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Thanatotheristes comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Thanatotheristes is the oldest tyrannosaurid dinosaur ever found in Canada.2

2

Its name comes from the Greek god Thanatos, meaning death, and theristes, meaning harvester.1

3

The only known fossil is a partial skull from a large subadult, about 80 centimeters long.2

4

It had a very rough, bumpy surface on its upper jaw bone, which may have been for display.2

5

Thanatotheristes is a close relative of Daspletosaurus, and together they form a group called Daspletosaurini.1

6

It lived alongside other dinosaurs like the horned Xenoceratops and the dome-headed Colepiocephale.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Thanatotheristes

?How big was Thanatotheristes?

Thanatotheristes was about 8 metres (26 feet) long, based on skull material and comparisons with related genera. Some sources say it could grow up to 10 metres (about the length of a large bus).14

?What did Thanatotheristes eat?

Thanatotheristes was a carnivore, so it ate meat. It likely preyed on large plant-eating dinosaurs like the horned Xenoceratops and the dome-headed Colepiocephale.54

?When did Thanatotheristes live?

Thanatotheristes lived about 80.1 to 79.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period. It is the oldest tyrannosaur known from Canada.14

?Where was Thanatotheristes found?

Thanatotheristes fossils were found in the Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada. The bones were discovered along the Bow River near the town of Hays.15

?Why is it called Thanatotheristes?

Thanatotheristes means 'reaper of death' or 'death harvester' in Greek. It was named that because it was the top predator in its ecosystem.14

?Was Thanatotheristes bigger than T. rex?

No, Thanatotheristes was smaller than Tyrannosaurus rex. Thanatotheristes was about 8 to 10 metres long, while T. rex reached lengths of 12 to 13 metres.14

Cazamitos

Mito: Thanatotheristes was the biggest tyrannosaur ever.

Verdade: It was smaller than later tyrannosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, only about 8 to 9 meters long.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Thanatotheristes
Bautizado por
Voris et al. 20206
Grupo
Tiranosauros
Familia / clado
Tyrannosauridae6
Clasificación
Theropoda > Tyrannosauroidea > Tyrannosauridae6
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 72 millóns de anos (Campanian)6
Formacións rochosas
Foremost6
Países
Canadá6
Rexistros fósiles
2 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
The fossil was found by John and Sandra De Groot on the shore of the Bow River in Alberta, Canada. Scientists named it in 2020.12
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure if Thanatotheristes should actually be considered a species of Daspletosaurus instead of its own genus.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Thanatotheristes (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. ucalgary.scholaris.ca (ucalgary.scholaris.ca)
  3. 'Reaper of death,' newfound cousin of T. rex, discovered in Canada | Live Science (livescience.com)
  4. Thanatotheristes | The Canadian Encyclopedia (thecanadianencyclopedia.ca)
  5. New, large meat-eating dinosaur discovered in Alberta | News | University of Calgary (science.ucalgary.ca)
  6. Thanatotheristes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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