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Torosaurus

O nome significa: “perforated lizard, because of the large holes in its frill”1
Comía: PlantasDinos con cornosCretáceo Superior

Torosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a giant frill on its head. It had the longest skull of any land animal that ever lived, and it may have lived in herds.12

Viviu
hai entre 84 e 66 millóns de anos6
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Western United States (Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Texas, New Mexico) and Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta)13
Lonxitude
7,5 a 9 m (25 a 30 ft)1
Peso
8 toneladas (17 600 lb)1
Altura
2 m (6,6 ft)4
Velocidade máxima
uns 22 km/h (14 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Torosaurus 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)Torosaurusuns 2 m de alto (6,6 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 5 coches
tan longo coma 2 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 50 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 1,5 elefantestan pesado coma 1600 sandíastan pesado coma 10 clases enteiras de nenostan pesado coma 18 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 16 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Torosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Torosaurus had a frill that was 2.77 metres (9.1 feet) long, making its skull the longest of any known land animal.1

2

Its frill had large oval-shaped holes, which is why its name means 'perforated lizard'.1

3

Torosaurus lived at the same time and place as Triceratops, and some scientists think it might actually be a grown-up Triceratops.1

4

It weighed about 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), as much as a big truck.1

5

Torosaurus fossils are much rarer than Triceratops fossils, which is one reason scientists are still debating about it.1

6

It had a short, upright horn on its nose, similar to a Triceratops.1

7

Torosaurus may have lived in social groups, based on bonebeds where several individuals were found together.2

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Torosaurus

?Is Torosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Torosaurus is a genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur.1

?How big was Torosaurus?

Torosaurus measured between 7.5 and 9 metres (25 to 30 feet) long and weighed around 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), about the same size as a large truck.12

?What did Torosaurus eat?

Torosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants, and it had a beak for grazing.12

?When did Torosaurus live?

Torosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous Period, between about 68 and 66 million years ago.12

?Is Torosaurus the same as Triceratops?

Some scientists think Torosaurus might be a grown-up Triceratops, but newer research suggests they are separate genera based on differences in skull shape and growth patterns.15

?Why does Torosaurus have holes in its frill?

The large oval holes, called fenestrae, in its frill are the reason for the name Torosaurus, which means 'perforated lizard'. Their exact purpose is not known for sure.1

?Where was Torosaurus found?

Torosaurus fossils have been discovered in the western United States and Canada, from Saskatchewan to Texas.12

?Did Torosaurus have any predators?

Torosaurus likely faced predators like Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived in the same time and place, but no specific attacks are recorded in the fossil record.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Torosaurus is a different dinosaur from Triceratops.

Verdade: Some scientists think Torosaurus might just be the adult form of Triceratops, because the frill changes shape as the animal grows older.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Torosaurus
Bautizado por
Marsh 18916
Grupo
Dinos con cornos
Familia / clado
Ceratopsidae6
Clasificación
Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae6
Idade das rochas
de 84 a 66 millóns de anos (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Formacións rochosas
Hell Creek, Lance, Javelina6
Países
EUA, Canadá6
Rexistros fósiles
12 na Paleobiology Database6
Descubrimento
Torosaurus was named by famous paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1891, based on two skulls found in Wyoming by John Bell Hatcher.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether Torosaurus is a separate genus or just a fully grown Triceratops.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Torosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Torosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Torosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
  5. Is Torosaurus Triceratops? Geometric Morphometric Evidence of Late Maastrichtian Ceratopsid Dinosaurs | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
  6. Torosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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