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Futalognkosaurus

Il num vul dir: “giant chief lizard”1
Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsCretacic tardiv

Futalognkosaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Argentina. It was one of the biggest dinosaurs ever, with a neck that was more than a meter deep in places! This gentle giant munched on leaves and fruits in a warm, tropical forest.12

Viveva
avant 94 fin 86 milliuns onns3
Cretacic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina12
Lunghezza
24 fin 34 m (79 fin 112 ft)1
Paisa
29 tonnas fin 51 tonnas (63 900 fin 112 400 lb)1
Autezza
7,1 m (23 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 10 km/h (6 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Futalognkosaurus var 34 m lung (112 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 elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)Ina giraffavar 5,5 m (18 ft)Futalognkosaurusvar 7,1 m aut (23 ft)Ina gronda plantavar 12 m (39 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 8 elefants
uschè lung sco 8 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 190 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 10000 melunaspli aut ch'ina giraffauschè 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 36 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Futalognkosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Futalognkosaurus had a neck with 14 vertebrae, and the bones on top of its spine were shaped like shark fins, making its neck over a meter deep.1

2

Its hips were huge, reaching nearly 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide.1

3

This dinosaur lived about 93 to 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.13

4

Futalognkosaurus is one of the most complete giant sauropods ever found, with many bones discovered together.2

5

The fossils were found in a quarry that also contained fish, other dinosaurs, crocodile-like reptiles, and even pterosaurs, showing a whole ancient ecosystem.2

6

Scientists think Patagonia had a warm, humid climate with dry seasons when Futalognkosaurus was alive, and the area was covered in forests of flowering plants.2

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

?How big was Futalognkosaurus?

Scientists have given different estimates. It was about 24 to 30 metres long and weighed around 29 to 51 tonnes.1

?What did Futalognkosaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater. It ate leaves and fruits from the flowering plants that grew in its warm, tropical forest home.12

?When did Futalognkosaurus live?

It lived about 93.5 to 85.8 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Futalognkosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in Neuquén province, Argentina, near the coast of Lake Barreales.12

?Was Futalognkosaurus bigger than Argentinosaurus?

Futalognkosaurus was similar in size to Argentinosaurus, but scientists are not sure which was bigger because Argentinosaurus is known from very few bones.2

?Why is it called Futalognkosaurus?

The name means 'giant chief lizard' in the local Mapudungun language, because 'futa' means 'giant' and 'lognko' means 'chief'.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Futalognkosaurus
Numnà da
Calvo et al. 20073
Gruppa
Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada
Lognkosauria3
Classificaziun
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
94 fin 86 milliuns onns (Turonian / Coniacian)3
Formaziuns da crap
Portezuelo3
Pajais
Argentinia3
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta
Futalognkosaurus was named in 2007 by Calvo and colleagues. The first bone, a huge neck vertebra, was found in March 2000 on the northern shore of Lake Barreales in Argentina.2
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Futalognkosaurus was. Different studies give lengths from 24 to 34 meters and weights from 29 to 51 tonnes.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Futalognkosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Brasil - A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur (scielo.br)
  3. Futalognkosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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