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Argyrosaurus

Il num vul dir: “silver lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsCretacic tardiv

Argyrosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a titanosaur, a group of sauropods known for their enormous size. This dinosaur is known from a single left forelimb, but that arm was already huge!1 3

Viveva

avant 84 fin 66 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Chubut Province, Argentina1 3

Lunghezza

17 fin 28 m (56 fin 92 ft)1

Paisa

12 tonnas fin 50,8 tonnas (26 500 fin 112 000 lb)1

Autezza

6 m (20 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 11 km/h (7 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?

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 8 elefants

uschè lung sco 6 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 160 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 10000 melunasuschè grev sco 64 classas da scola entirasuschè grev sco 110 urs polarsuschè aut ch'el pudeva guardar en ina fanestra al 3. plaunpudess currer 100 meters en 33 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Argyrosaurus 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)

Argyrosaurus var 11 km/h (7 mph)

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

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

The only sure fossil of Argyrosaurus is a huge left forelimb, including the upper arm bone, two lower arm bones, and all five hand bones.1

When the forelimb was found, the rest of the skeleton was there too, but it was completely destroyed during digging.1

Many other fossils were later thought to belong to Argyrosaurus, but scientists now think most of them are from different titanosaurs.1

One of those misidentified fossils was even given its own new name: Elaltitan lilloi.2

Argyrosaurus lived about 70 million years ago, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

The name Argyrosaurus means 'silver lizard' because it was found in Argentina, which means 'silver land'.1

Maletg da Argyrosaurus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Argyrosaurus 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 Argyrosaurus

?How big was Argyrosaurus?

Estimates vary a lot. One estimate says about 17 metres long and 12 tonnes, while another says up to 28 metres and about 43.5 to 50.8 tonnes. A more recent estimate is 21 metres and 26 tonnes.1

?What did Argyrosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, like other sauropods. Its teeth and jaws are not known, but its relatives were herbivores, so it likely ate ferns, conifers, and other plants.1

?When did Argyrosaurus live?

It lived about 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period, near the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.1

?Why is Argyrosaurus called 'silver lizard'?

The name means 'silver lizard' because it was found in Argentina, which literally means 'silver land'.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Many fossils from Argentina and Uruguay were once called Argyrosaurus.

Vardad: Scientists now think only the original forelimb definitely belongs to Argyrosaurus. The other fossils are probably different dinosaurs.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Argyrosaurus
Numnà da: Lydekker 18933
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Titanosauria3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 66 milliuns onns (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Lago Colhué Huapi3
Pajais: Argentinia3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Argyrosaurus was named by Richard Lydekker in 1893, based on a huge left forelimb found in Chubut Province, Argentina.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how Argyrosaurus is related to other titanosaurs. It might have had wrist bones, which most titanosaurs lacked, suggesting it was a more primitive member of the group.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Argyrosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
A reappraisal of the Late Cretaceous Argentinean sauropod dinosaur Argyrosaurus superbus, with a description of a new titanosaur genus (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
Argyrosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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