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Kaatedocus

Il num vul dir: “small beam”1
Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic tardiv

Kaatedocus was a long-necked sauropod that lived in what is now Wyoming during the Late Jurassic. It was smaller than many of its relatives, only about 14 metres long. Its well-preserved skull and neck helped scientists learn how sauropods held their heads.12

Viveva
avant 155 fin 149 milliuns onns4
Giurassic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Wyoming, USA31
Lunghezza
14 m (46 ft)1
Autezza
3,3 m (11 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 17 km/h (11 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Kaatedocus var 14 m lung (46 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)In elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)Kaatedocusvar 3,3 m aut (11 ft)

stima

uschè lung sco 3 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 78 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 21 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Kaatedocus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Kaatedocus was named in 2012 by paleontologists Emanuel Tschopp and Octávio Mateus.1

2

Its name comes from the Crow Indian word 'kaate' meaning 'small' and 'docus' from Diplodocus, so 'small beam'.1

3

The only known specimen includes a nearly complete skull and a neck made of at least 14 vertebrae.1

4

The skull and neck together measured about 3.8 metres (12 feet) long.1

5

The fossils were originally thought to belong to Barosaurus or Diplodocus before being recognized as a new dinosaur.2

6

Scientists used CT scans and 3D printing to study Kaatedocus's neck vertebrae and learn how sauropods held their necks upright.1

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

?How big was Kaatedocus?

About 14 metres (46 feet) long. That is smaller than many of its relatives like Diplodocus.12

?What did Kaatedocus eat?

Plants. It was a sauropod with peg-like teeth at the front of its mouth, good for stripping leaves.2

?When did Kaatedocus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic, about 155 million years ago.1

?Why is it called Kaatedocus?

Its name comes from the Crow Indian word 'kaate' meaning 'small' and 'docus' from Diplodocus, so 'small beam'.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some scientists thought Kaatedocus was just a young Barosaurus or Diplodocus.

Vardad: Kaatedocus is now considered a distinct genus based on unique features in its skull and vertebrae.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Kaatedocus
Numnà da
Tschopp and Mateus 20134
Gruppa
Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada
Dicraeosauridae4
Classificaziun
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
155 fin 149 milliuns onns (Kimmeridgian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Morrison4
Pajais
USA4
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
Fossils were first excavated in 1934 by Barnum Brown's team at Howe Quarry in Wyoming. The dinosaur was named Kaatedocus siberi in 2012 by Emanuel Tschopp and Octávio Mateus.1
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure if Kaatedocus is a distinct genus or a juvenile of another sauropod like Barosaurus.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Kaatedocus (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Jurassic Boneyard Yields Hidden Dinosaur | National Geographic (nationalgeographic.com)
  3. PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
  4. Kaatedocus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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