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Lurdusaurus

Il num vul dir: “heavy lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasErbivors cun pichelCretacic tempriv

Lurdusaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that looked a bit like a giant ground sloth. It had a small head, a long neck, a round body, and very strong arms with big claws. Scientists think it may have moved slowly on all fours, like a hippo.2

Viveva

avant 113 fin 100 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Gadoufaoua, Niger3 1

Lunghezza

7 fin 9 m (23 fin 30 ft)2

Paisa

2,5 tonnas fin 5,5 tonnas (5 500 fin 12 100 lb)2

Autezza

2 m (6,6 ft)2

Spertadad maximala

var 23 km/h (14 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 4 autos

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Quant grond era Lurdusaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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

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)

Lurdusaurus var 23 km/h (14 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Lurdusaurus had a huge thumb spike that was much bigger than in other iguanodonts.2

Its stomach was only about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) off the ground when it stood on all fours.2

Some scientists think Lurdusaurus may have been the first ornithischian dinosaur with graviportal anatomy, meaning it was built to support a heavy body while moving slowly.2

It lived about 112 million years ago in a forested, riverine environment.2

Lurdusaurus shared its home with the giant crocodile Sarcosuchus and the spinosaur Suchomimus.2

The first skeleton was found in 1965 by French paleontologist Philippe Taquet in the Tenere desert of Niger.2

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Lurdusaurus

?How big was Lurdusaurus?

About 7 to 9 metres (23 to 30 ft) long and 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall at the hips. It weighed between 2.5 and 5.5 tonnes (2.8 to 6.1 short tons), depending on the estimate.2 1

?What did Lurdusaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It lived in a forested, riverine area with soft plants like ferns and horsetails.2 1

?Could Lurdusaurus swim?

Scientists are not sure, but one paleontologist thought it may have behaved like a hippo, spending time in water. Its heavy body and short legs suggest it was a slow, powerful animal on land.2

?Did Lurdusaurus have feathers?

No known fossils show feathers on Lurdusaurus. It was an ornithischian dinosaur, and most ornithischians are not known to have feathers.2

?Was Lurdusaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, T. rex was much bigger. Lurdusaurus was about 9 metres (30 ft) long, while T. rex could reach over 12 metres (40 ft) and was much heavier.2

?Why did Lurdusaurus have a thumb spike?

The huge thumb spike was probably used for defense. Scientists think it was used for protection against predators.2

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Lurdusaurus was a slow, clumsy dinosaur that could not defend itself.

Vardad: Lurdusaurus had powerful arms and enormous thumb spikes that could have been used for defense against predators like Suchomimus.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Lurdusaurus
Numnà da: Taquet and Russell 19993
Gruppa: Erbivors cun pichel
Famiglia / clada: Iguanodontoidea3
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 113 fin 100 milliuns onns (Albian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Elrhaz3
Pajais: Niger3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Philippe Taquet discovered the nearly complete skeleton in 1965 in Niger. It was named Lurdusaurus arenatus by Taquet and Dale Russell in 1999.2 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Lurdusaurus was mostly bipedal or always walked on all fours.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Lurdusaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Lurdusaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Lurdusaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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