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Afrovenator

Il num vul dir: “African hunter”1

Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Afrovenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that hunted in what is now the Sahara Desert of Niger, Africa. It was a fast and slender predator, with long legs and blade-shaped teeth for slicing into its prey.1 2

Viveva

avant 171 fin 143 milliuns onns4

Giurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Niger, West Africa (Tiourarén Formation and Irhazer II Formation)1 3

Lunghezza

6,8 fin 8 m (22 fin 26 ft)1

Paisa

453 kg fin 1 tonnas (999 fin 2 200 lb)1

Autezza

1,9 fin 2,4 m (6,2 fin 7,9 ft)1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 40 km/h (25 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 50 chauns

uschè lung sco 8 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 44 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 200 melunasuschè grev sco 53 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 31 scolarsuschè grev sco 2 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 9 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Afrovenator cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Afrovenator var 40 km/h (25 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Afrovenator is the most complete predatory dinosaur from the Cretaceous period ever found in Africa.2

Its skeleton was discovered in 1993 by a team led by famous paleontologist Paul Sereno.1 2

Afrovenator had a flexible, S-shaped neck and strong neck muscles, which helped it move its head side to side and up and down while hunting.1

Its lower leg bones were long compared to its thigh bone, meaning it was probably a fast runner.1

The name Afrovenator comes from Latin words meaning 'African hunter'.1

Afrovenator lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic Period, about 167 to 157 million years ago.1

Maletg da Afrovenator fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Afrovenator pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Afrovenator

?How big was Afrovenator?

Afrovenator was about 8 metres (26 feet) long from snout to tail tip, stood about 1.9 metres (6.2 feet) tall at the hips, and weighed around 790 kg (1,740 lb). Different scientists give slightly different estimates, but it was a medium-sized, slender predator.1

?What did Afrovenator eat?

Afrovenator was a meat-eater. It had long, blade-shaped teeth for slicing into prey, and it probably hunted other dinosaurs and animals in what is now the Sahara Desert.1 2

?When did Afrovenator live?

Afrovenator lived during the Middle to Late Jurassic Period, about 167 to 157 million years ago. Some older sources said it lived in the Early Cretaceous, but scientists now think it is Jurassic in age.1

?Where was Afrovenator found?

Afrovenator was discovered in 1993 in the Tiourarén Formation of Niger, in West Africa. Its skeleton is the most complete predatory dinosaur from the Jurassic period ever found in Africa.1 2

?Was Afrovenator a fast runner?

Yes, Afrovenator was probably a fast runner. It had long lower leg bones compared to its thigh bone, and its bones were slender and light, which helped it run quickly after prey.1 2

?Is Afrovenator related to Allosaurus?

Afrovenator was a cousin to Allosaurus, but not a close relative. It belonged to a group called megalosaurids, while Allosaurus was in a different family. Afrovenator had longer, more slender bones and was lighter and faster than Allosaurus.1 2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Afrovenator
Numnà da: Sereno et al. 19944
Gruppa: Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada: Megalosauridae4
Classificaziun: Theropoda4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 171 fin 143 milliuns onns (Bajocian / Tithonian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Tiourarén, Irhazer II4
Pajais: Niger4
Chats da fossils: 3 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Afrovenator was named in 1994 by Paul Sereno and his team, based on a nearly complete skeleton found in Niger, West Africa. The species name, abakensis, comes from the Tuareg name for the region where it was found.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Afrovenator was, because different estimates give different lengths and weights.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Afrovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
Discoveries | Paul Sereno - Paleontologist | The University of Chicago (paulsereno.uchicago.edu)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Afrovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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