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Dracovenator

Il num vul dir: “dragon hunter”1
Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic tempriv

Dracovenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It was a fast, two-legged hunter with a kink in its upper jaw. Scientists think it hunted big plant-eaters like Massospondylus.1

Viveva
avant 201 fin 193 milliuns onns4
Giurassic tempriv
Fossils chattads en
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa1
Lunghezza
5,5 fin 6,5 m (18 fin 21 ft)1
Paisa
250 kg (551 lb)1
Autezza
1,98 fin 2,44 m (6,5 fin 8 ft)3
Spertadad maximala
var 47 km/h (29 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Dracovenator var 6,5 m lung (21 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto var 4,5 m (15 ft)In elefant, il pli grond animal da terra dad oz var 6,5 m (21 ft)

Quant aut era el?

In chaunvar 0,5 m (1,6 ft)In chavalvar 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Dracovenatorvar 2,44 m aut (8 ft)In elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 12 chauns
uschè lung sco 6 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 36 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 50 melunasuschè grev sco 13 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 8 scolarspudess currer 100 meters en 7,7 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Dracovenator cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Dracovenator had a kink in its upper jaw, between the maxilla and the premaxilla, similar to Dilophosaurus.1

2

The back of its lower jaw had lumps and bumps, a feature also seen in Dilophosaurus but smaller.1

3

The only fossils found so far are a partial skull and some jaw bones. The original skull was lost after being stored at a university.1

4

Dracovenator lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 199 million years ago.1

5

Its name comes from the Drakensberg mountains, which means 'Dragon's Mountain' in Dutch.1

6

The species name regenti honors Regent 'Lucas' Huma, the field assistant who helped discover the fossils.1

Fatg cun IAMaletg da Dracovenator fatg cun IA
In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Dracovenator 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 Dracovenator

?How big was Dracovenator?

About 5.5 to 6.5 metres (18 to 21 feet) long and weighed around 250 kilograms (550 pounds). Some footprints suggest it might have been up to 9 metres (30 feet) long, but that is not certain.1

?What did Dracovenator eat?

It was a meat-eater that hunted big plant-eating dinosaurs like Massospondylus.1

?When did Dracovenator live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 201 to 199 million years ago.1

?Where was Dracovenator found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Upper Drumbo Farm area of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.1

?Is Dracovenator related to Dilophosaurus?

Yes, scientists think Dracovenator was closely related to Dilophosaurus and another dinosaur called Zupaysaurus.1

?Why is it called Dracovenator?

Its name means 'dragon hunter' in Latin, because it was found near the Drakensberg mountains, which are called 'Dragon's Mountain' in Dutch.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Dracovenator
Numnà da
Yates 20054
Gruppa
Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada
Neotheropoda4
Classificaziun
Theropoda4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
201 fin 193 milliuns onns (Hettangian / Sinemurian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Elliot4
Pajais
Africa dal Sid4
Chats da fossils
2 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
Dracovenator was named by Adam M. Yates in 2005. The first fossils were found by James Kitching and Regent Huma at Upper Drumbo Farm in South Africa.1
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracovenator is related to other early theropods. Some studies place it close to Dilophosaurus, but the evidence is not strong.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Dracovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. A new theropod dinosaur from the Early Jurassic of South Africa and its implications for the early evolution of theropods (web.archive.org)
  3. Dracovenator: The Dragon Hunter of Early Jurassic (thedinosaurs.org)
  4. Dracovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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