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Europasaurus

Il num vul dir: “Europe lizard”1
Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic tardiv

Europasaurus was a tiny sauropod dinosaur that lived on an island in what is now Germany. It was a dwarf, much smaller than its giant relatives like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it shrank because food was limited on its island home.21

Viveva
avant 152 fin 149 milliuns onns4
Giurassic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Langenberg quarry, near Oker, northern Germany14
Lunghezza
5,7 fin 6,2 m (19 fin 20 ft)1
Paisa
750 kg fin 2,1 tonnas (1 700 fin 4 600 lb)1
Autezza
1,7 m (5,6 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 27 km/h (17 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Europasaurus var 6,2 m lung (20 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)Europasaurusvar 1,7 m aut (5,6 ft)In elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 1,5 autos
uschè lung sco 6 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 34 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 100 chaunsuschè grev sco 420 melunasuschè grev sco 2,5 classas da scola entirasuschè grev sco 5 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 13 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Europasaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Europasaurus is one of the smallest known sauropods, only about as long as a car.1

2

It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 154 to 151 million years ago.1

3

Fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in herds.21

4

The first fossil was a single tooth found by a private collector named Holger Lüdtke in 1998.1

5

Bone studies show that Europasaurus grew more slowly than its giant relatives, a sign of island dwarfism.2

6

About one third of the Europasaurus bones found have tooth marks, probably from fish or crocodile-like scavengers.1

7

Young Europasaurus had well-developed inner ears, meaning they could probably hear well and may have stayed close to adults for protection.1

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

?How big was Europasaurus?

About 5.7 to 6.2 metres long, weighing 750 to 2,100 kilograms as an adult. That is roughly as long as a car.13

?Why was Europasaurus so small?

It was a dwarf species due to insular dwarfism, meaning it shrank because it lived on an island with limited food. Bone studies show it grew more slowly than its giant relatives.21

?What did Europasaurus eat?

It was herbivorous, meaning it ate plants. Conifer cones and twigs from araucarian trees (like modern monkey puzzle trees) have been found at its fossil site.31

?Did Europasaurus live in herds?

Yes, fossils of at least 11 individuals were found together, suggesting they lived in groups. Scientists think a herd might have drowned while crossing a tidal zone.1

?When did Europasaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 154 to 151 million years ago.13

?Where was Europasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in a quarry at Langenberg Mountain in northern Germany. It lived on an island in the Lower Saxony basin.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Europasaurus was just a baby of a larger sauropod.

Vardad: Bone histology shows that the fossils are from adults, not juveniles. Europasaurus was a true dwarf species.21

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Europasaurus
Numnà da
Sander et al. 20064
Gruppa
Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada
Camarasauromorpha4
Classificaziun
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
152 fin 149 milliuns onns (Kimmeridgian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Süntel4
Pajais
Germania4
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
The first fossils were found in 1998 by Holger Lüdtke in a quarry in Germany. After more bones were found, the species was named Europasaurus holgeri in 2006 by Sander and colleagues.1
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly why Europasaurus became so small, but they think it was because it lived on an island with limited food.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Europasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. nature.com (nature.com)
  3. Europasaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  4. Europasaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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