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Yangchuanosaurus

O nome significa: “Lizard from Yang-ch'uan”1
Comía: CarneDinos carnívorosXurásico Medio a Cretáceo Inferior

Yangchuanosaurus was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived in China during the Jurassic period. It was one of the top predators of its time, with sharp teeth and strong legs for chasing prey.1

Viviu
hai entre 171 e 113 millóns de anos7
Xurásico Medio a Cretáceo Inferior
Fósiles atopados en
Yangchuanosaurus fossils have been found in Sichuan Province, China, particularly in the Shangshaximiao Formation.17
Lonxitude
8 m (26 ft)12
Peso
1,44 toneladas (3 200 lb)1
Altura
2,19 a 2,85 m (7,2 a 9,4 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?

Yangchuanosaurus uns 8 m de longo (26 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)Yangchuanosaurusuns 2,85 m de alto (9,4 ft)Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 72 cans
tan longo coma 8 cans do fociño á colatan longo coma 44 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 290 sandíastan pesado coma 76 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 45 nenos de primariatan pesado coma 3 osos polarespodería correr 100 metros en 11 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Yangchuanosaurus comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Yangchuanosaurus had six large holes in its skull that helped make the skull lighter, so it could move its head more easily.1

2

Its eyes faced forward, which gave it good depth perception to judge distances when hunting.1

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It had a long tail that helped it balance its body when running.1

4

The first skeleton was found by workers digging foundations for the Shangyou Reservoir Dam in 1977.21

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In 1981, fossils of Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis were nearly lost in a flood when the Chongqing Museum of Natural History laboratory was partially submerged, but the fossils were saved.1

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Yangchuanosaurus lived about 168 to 157 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Yangchuanosaurus

?How big was Yangchuanosaurus?

About 8 to 11 metres long and weighed up to 3.4 metric tons.4156

?Was Yangchuanosaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, Yangchuanosaurus was smaller and lighter than T. rex, with longer arms.1

?What did Yangchuanosaurus eat?

It was a meat-eater that likely hunted large dinosaurs like Mamenchisaurus and may have also scavenged.16

?When did Yangchuanosaurus live?

It lived during the Jurassic period, about 168 to 145 million years ago.156

?Who discovered Yangchuanosaurus?

It was named by Chinese palaeontologist Dong Zhiming in 1978, discovered during construction of the Shangyou Reservoir Dam in 1977.46

?Why did Yangchuanosaurus have a long tail?

Its long tail helped balance its body when it ran after prey.16

Cazamitos

Mito: Some people think Yangchuanosaurus was a type of tyrannosaur.

Verdade: Yangchuanosaurus was actually an allosaur, not a tyrannosaur. It belonged to a different group of large meat-eating dinosaurs.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Yangchuanosaurus
Bautizado por
Dong et al. 19787
Grupo
Dinos carnívoros
Familia / clado
Metriacanthosauridae7
Clasificación
Theropoda > Allosauroidea7
Idade das rochas
de 171 a 113 millóns de anos (Bajocian / Aptian)7
Formacións rochosas
Shaximiao, Suining7
Países
China7
Rexistros fósiles
4 na Paleobiology Database7
Descubrimento
Yangchuanosaurus was discovered in 1977 by workers building the Shangyou Reservoir Dam in Sichuan, China. It was named by Dong Zhiming and colleagues in 1978.27
Aínda en debate
Scientists debate the exact age of the rocks where Yangchuanosaurus was found, so the precise timing of when it lived is still uncertain.2

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Dinosaurs - Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis - The Australian Museum (australian.museum)
  2. A new carnosaur from Yongchuan County, Sichuan Province (naturalhistory.si.edu)
  3. Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis – The Sauropodomorph's Lair (thesauropodomorphlair.wordpress.com)
  4. Yangchuanosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
  5. Yangchuanosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  6. enchantedlearning.com (enchantedlearning.com)
  7. Yangchuanosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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