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Metriacanthosaurus

Il num vul dir: “moderately-spined lizard”1
Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic tardiv

Metriacanthosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in England about 160 million years ago. It had moderately tall spines on its backbone, not as high as some other dinosaurs. Scientists only know it from a few bones, so they guess what it looked like based on its relatives.21

Viveva
avant 162 fin 159 milliuns onns4
Giurassic tardiv
Fossils chattads en
Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom24
Lunghezza
8 fin 8,2 m (26 fin 27 ft)21
Paisa
1 tonnas (2 200 lb)2
Autezza
1,8 m (5,9 ft)3
Spertadad maximala
var 36 km/h (22 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Metriacanthosaurus var 8,2 m lung (27 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)Metriacanthosaurusvar 1,8 m aut (5,9 ft)In elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)

Quant grev era el?

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uschè lung sco 8 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 46 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 200 melunasuschè grev sco 53 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 31 scolarsuschè grev sco 2 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 10 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Metriacanthosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant spert era el?

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Fatgs divertents

1

Metriacanthosaurus is the only metriacanthosaurid dinosaur named from outside of Asia. All its close relatives are from Asia.2

2

Its fossils were found in marine sediments. During the Late Jurassic, Europe was a group of islands surrounded by shallow seas.2

3

The name Metriacanthosaurus means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.2

4

The only known specimen includes an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone. No skull has been found.21

5

Metriacanthosaurus was originally named as a species of Megalosaurus in 1923. It was given its own genus in 1964 by Alick Walker.2

6

It lived about 160 million years ago during the Oxfordian stage of the Late Jurassic. Other dinosaurs from the same time include the sauropod Cetiosauriscus and the stegosaur Lexovisaurus.2

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?How big was Metriacanthosaurus?

It was about 8 meters long and weighed around 1 tonne.21

?What did Metriacanthosaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat.12

?When did Metriacanthosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 160 to 154 million years ago.12

?Where was Metriacanthosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in England, near Weymouth, Dorset.21

?Why is it called Metriacanthosaurus?

The name means 'moderately-spined lizard' because its backbone spines are taller than Allosaurus but shorter than Acrocanthosaurus.21

?Did Metriacanthosaurus have a skull?

No skull has been found. The only known fossils are an incomplete hip, a leg bone, and part of a backbone.21

?Was Metriacanthosaurus related to Allosaurus?

It was a theropod like Allosaurus, but it belongs to a different family called Metriacanthosauridae.21

?How fast could Metriacanthosaurus run?

Scientists don't know for sure, but as a medium-sized theropod it was probably a fast runner.2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Metriacanthosaurus
Numnà da
Walker 19644
Gruppa
Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada
Metriacanthosauridae4
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Allosauroidea4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
162 fin 159 milliuns onns (Oxfordian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Oxford Clay4
Pajais
Reginavel Unì4
Chats da fossils
1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
The fossils were discovered in 1871 by W. Parker at Jordan's Cliff, near Weymouth, England. Geologist John Phillips briefly mentioned them that same year. In 1923, Friedrich von Huene named it Megalosaurus parkeri, and in 1964 Alick Walker gave it the new genus Metriacanthosaurus.2
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly what Metriacanthosaurus looked like because only a partial skeleton has been found. Reconstructions are guesswork based on similar dinosaurs.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Metriacanthosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. Metriacanthosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
  3. Metriacanthosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
  4. Metriacanthosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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