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Giganotosaurus

Il num vul dir: “giant southern lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsCretacic tempriv

Giganotosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs that ever lived. It stomped through ancient South America about 100 million years ago, hunting other dinosaurs. Its name means 'giant southern lizard' because it was found in Argentina.1 2

Viveva

avant 113 fin 106 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Argentina, in the Patagonia region near Lake Ezequiel1 2

Lunghezza

12 fin 13 m (39 fin 43 ft)1 2

Paisa

7 tonnas fin 8 tonnas (15 400 fin 17 600 lb)2

Autezza

7 m (23 ft)2

Spertadad maximala

var 50 km/h (31 mph)

Currer: Blanco & Mazzetta 2001 (upper limit 14 m/s)

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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Quant grond era Giganotosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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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)

Giganotosaurus var 50 km/h (31 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Giganotosaurus lived about 100 to 95 million years ago, long before the big dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago.1

Scientists have not found a complete skeleton of Giganotosaurus, so some parts of its body are still a mystery.1

Some scientists think Giganotosaurus may have hunted in packs to take down huge sauropods, but others disagree because few meat-eaters today attack prey bigger than themselves.1

Giganotosaurus was an apex predator, meaning it was at the very top of the food chain in its environment.1

Its fossils were first found in 1987 by a fossil hunter named Rubén Carolini, and the species was officially named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995.1 2

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?How big was Giganotosaurus?

Giganotosaurus was about 12 to 13 metres (39 to 43 feet) long and weighed between 6 and 8 tonnes (6.6 to 8.8 short tons).1 2

?Was Giganotosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Giganotosaurus was probably longer but more lightly built than Tyrannosaurus rex. Some scientists think it was larger, while others think they were roughly equal in size.1 3

?What did Giganotosaurus eat?

Giganotosaurus was a meat-eater and likely the top predator of its environment. It may have hunted large sauropod dinosaurs, possibly in packs, or scavenged on dead animals.1

?When did Giganotosaurus go extinct?

Giganotosaurus went extinct around 98 million years ago, long before the mass extinction that killed most dinosaurs 66 million years ago.1

?Where was Giganotosaurus found?

Giganotosaurus fossils were discovered in Patagonia, Argentina, near Lake Ezequiel in the Candeleros Formation.1 3

?How fast could Giganotosaurus run?

Maybe up to about 50 km/h (31 mph) for a short dash. That is the top limit scientists worked out for such a big meat-eater, so it was probably often slower. Nobody knows for sure.1

?Did Giganotosaurus have feathers?

No fossil evidence of feathers has been found for Giganotosaurus, and it is not known to have had feathers.3

?Is Giganotosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Giganotosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a large theropod dinosaur from the family Carcharodontosauridae.1

?What does the name Giganotosaurus mean?

The name Giganotosaurus means 'giant southern lizard' in Greek, because it was a huge dinosaur found in the Southern Hemisphere.1

?Could Giganotosaurus swim?

There is no evidence that Giganotosaurus could swim. It was a land-dwelling dinosaur.3

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Many people think Giganotosaurus was bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex.

Vardad: Giganotosaurus was longer (about 12 to 13 meters vs. 12 meters for T. rex) but lighter (about 7 to 8 tonnes vs. 8 to 14 tonnes for T. rex), so it was not necessarily bigger overall.1 2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Giganotosaurus
Numnà da: Coria and Salgado 19954
Gruppa: Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada: Carcharodontosauridae4
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Allosauroidea > Carcharodontosauridae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 113 fin 106 milliuns onns (Albian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Candeleros, Huincul4
Pajais: Argentinia4
Chats da fossils: 4 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: The first Giganotosaurus fossils were discovered in 1987 near Lake Ezequiel in Patagonia, Argentina. The species was officially named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995 by paleontologists Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado.1 2 4
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Giganotosaurus hunted alone or in packs, and what exactly it ate.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Giganotosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Giganotosaurus (britannica.com)
Giganotosaurus (Wikipedia) (Wikipedia)
Giganotosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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