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Medusaceratops

Il num vul dir: “Medusa horned face”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun cornsCretacic tardiv

Medusaceratops was a horned dinosaur that lived about 80 million years ago. It had a big frill on its head with curved spikes that looked like the snakes of Medusa from Greek myths. This plant-eater roamed what is now Montana, USA.1 2

Viveva

avant 84 fin 72 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Mansfield bonebed in the Judith River Formation, Montana, USA5 2

Lunghezza

6 fin 7 m (20 fin 23 ft)1

Paisa

1,814 tonnas (4 000 lb)3

Autezza

2,2 m (7,2 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 34 km/h (21 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?

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 1 autos

uschè lung sco 7 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 39 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 91 chaunsuschè grev sco 360 melunasuschè grev sco 95 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 57 scolarsuschè grev sco 4 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 11 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Medusaceratops 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)

Medusaceratops var 34 km/h (21 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Medusaceratops was first thought to be a different dinosaur called Albertaceratops, but later scientists realized it was a new species.2

Its frill had at least five pairs of bony bumps called epiparietals, including a large hooked spike on each side.2

The Mansfield bonebed where Medusaceratops was found contains many skeletons of this dinosaur, suggesting they lived in herds.2

Medusaceratops is one of the oldest known centrosaurine ceratopsids, a group of horned dinosaurs with big nose horns.2

The type specimen of Medusaceratops is a partial skull roof, found in rocks that are between 83.6 and 72.2 million years old.1 5

Maletg da Medusaceratops fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Medusaceratops 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 Medusaceratops

?How big was Medusaceratops?

About 6 metres (20 feet) long, based on a 2010 estimate.4

?What did Medusaceratops eat?

It was a plant-eater, so it ate plants like ferns and leaves.4

?When did Medusaceratops live?

It lived about 77.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.4

?Why is it called Medusaceratops?

Its name means 'Medusa's horned face' because its frill spikes looked like the snake hair of Medusa from Greek myths.4

?Was Medusaceratops a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a horned dinosaur, a type of ceratopsian.4

?Where was Medusaceratops found?

Its fossils were found in Montana, USA, in the Judith River Formation.4

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Medusaceratops
Numnà da: Ryan et al. 20105
Gruppa: Dinos cun corns
Famiglia / clada: Ceratopsidae5
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 72 milliuns onns (Campanian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Judith River5
Pajais: USA5
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: Medusaceratops was named by Michael Ryan, Anthony Russell, and Scott Hartman in 2010 based on fossils from the Judith River Formation in Montana.1 5
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Medusaceratops was a chasmosaurine or a centrosaurine ceratopsid, because its frill has features of both groups.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
New material and systematic re-evaluation of Medusaceratops lokii (Dinosauria, Ceratopsidae) from the Judith River Formation (Campanian, Montana) (cambridge.org)
New horned dinosaur: Two-ton plant-eater lived 78 million years ago in Montana | ScienceDaily (sciencedaily.com)
Medusaceratops - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
Medusaceratops in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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