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Velocisaurus

O nome significa: “swift lizard”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosCretáceo Superior

Velocisaurus was a small, speedy dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a meat-eater, but its feet were built for running fast, maybe even to escape larger predators.13

Viviu
hai entre 86 e 84 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Neuquén and Río Negro provinces, Patagonia, Argentina12
Lonxitude
1,5 m (4,9 ft)1
Altura
0,52 m (1,7 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 35 km/h (22 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Velocisaurus uns 1,5 m de longo (4,9 ft)Un gato doméstico uns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Velocisaurusuns 0,52 m de alto (1,7 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

tan longo coma 3 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 8 plátanos postos un tras outropodería correr 100 metros en 10 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Velocisaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Velocisaurus had a very unusual foot. The middle toe bone (third metatarsal) was thick and carried most of the weight, while the two side toe bones (second and fourth) were thin like rods.1

2

This dinosaur was one of the smallest noasaurids, only about 1.5 meters (5 feet) long. That is as long as a large dog.1

3

Velocisaurus lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 85 to 83 million years ago.31

4

The first Velocisaurus fossil was just a right hind leg, found in 1985. In 2016, scientists described a second specimen that included a nearly complete left hind leg.12

5

Velocisaurus is a close relative of another weird dinosaur called Masiakasaurus, which had teeth that stuck out forward.1

6

This dinosaur was named by the famous paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1991. The name means 'swift lizard' because its leg and foot were built for running.1

7

Velocisaurus had a short, strong thigh bone (femur) that was bowed forward and had a triangular shape near the hip.2

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?How big was Velocisaurus?

About 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) long, which is about as long as a large dog.1

?Why was Velocisaurus called 'swift lizard'?

Its leg and foot were built for running fast, so its name means 'swift lizard' in Latin.1

?When did Velocisaurus live?

It lived during the Santonian stage of the Late Cretaceous, about 85 to 83 million years ago.3

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Velocisaurus
Bautizado por
Bonaparte 19913
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Noasauridae3
Clasificación
Theropoda > Ceratosauria3
Idade das rochas
de 86 a 84 millóns de anos (Santonian)3
Formacións rochosas
Bajo de la Carpa3
Países
Arxentina3
Rexistros fósiles
2 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
In 1985, Oscar de Ferrariis and Zulma Brandoni de Gasparini found fossils at Boca del Sapo in Neuquén, Argentina. In 1991, José Bonaparte named the dinosaur Velocisaurus unicus.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure whether Velocisaurus was a pure meat-eater or an omnivore that also ate plants. A claw from its fourth toe was not very sharp, which might hint it ate some plants.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Velocisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new specimen of Velocisaurus unicus (Theropoda, Abelisauroidea) from the Paso Córdoba locality (Santonian), Río Negro, Argentina: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol 36 , No 4 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)
  3. Velocisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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