Kayentavenator

Il num vul dir: “Kayenta hunter”1

Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic tempriv

Kayentavenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Arizona, USA, about 189 million years ago. It was a fast, two-legged hunter that probably chased small prey through the ancient desert.1 2

Viveva

avant 200 fin 184 milliuns onns6

Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Arizona, USA1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 47 km/h (29 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

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)

Kayentavenator var 47 km/h (29 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Kayentavenator was named by Robert Gay in 2010, based on fossils found in the Kayenta Formation in Arizona.1 2

The only known fossils of Kayentavenator are a partial pelvis, a hindlimb, and seven vertebrae.1

Some scientists think Kayentavenator might actually be a young coelophysid dinosaur, not a separate species.3

The name Kayentavenator means 'Kayenta hunter', after the rock formation where it was found.1

Kayentavenator lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 189 million years ago.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Kayentavenator

?How big was Kayentavenator?

The only known fossil is from a juvenile that stood about 0.5 metres (1.6 feet) tall at the hip. The adult size is unknown.4 5

?What did Kayentavenator eat?

Kayentavenator was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It probably hunted small prey.4 6

?Is Kayentavenator a real dinosaur species?

Some scientists think Kayentavenator might be a young coelophysid dinosaur, not a separate species. Others believe it is a valid genus. The fossils are very fragmentary, so it is still debated.4 3

?Where was Kayentavenator found?

Its fossils were found in the Kayenta Formation in northeastern Arizona, USA, on the Navajo Reservation.4 5

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Kayentavenator was a large, fearsome predator like T. rex.

Vardad: Kayentavenator was actually a small dinosaur, probably only a few meters long, and its fossils are very incomplete.2 1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Kayentavenator
Numnà da: Gay 20106
Gruppa: Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada: Tetanurae6
Classificaziun: Theropoda6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 200 fin 184 milliuns onns (Sinemurian / Pliensbachian)6
Formaziuns da crap: Kayenta6
Pajais: USA6
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta: The fossils of Kayentavenator were discovered in 1982 by the University of California Museum of Paleontology at a site called Willow Springs 2 in Arizona. Robert Gay named the dinosaur in 2010.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Kayentavenator is a valid dinosaur or just a young individual of another coelophysid species.3

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

KAYENTAVENATOR - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
The Theropod Database Blog: Is Kayentavenator a young "Megapnosaurus" kayentakatae? (theropoddatabase.blogspot.com)
Kayentavenator (en.wikipedia.org)
PaleoCodex :: Kayentavenator (paleocodex.com)
Kayentavenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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