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Morosaurus

Il num vul dir: “stupid lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Morosaurus was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Portugal. It had a very small brain for its giant body, which is why its name means 'stupid lizard'. Scientists now think Morosaurus is actually the same as another dinosaur called Camarasaurus.1 2

Viveva

avant 162 fin 143 milliuns onns4

Giurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Portugal4 2

Lunghezza

10 fin 15 m (33 fin 49 ft)1

Autezza

3,5 m (11 ft)

stima

Spertadad maximala

var 16 km/h (10 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

uschè lung sco 3 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 83 bananas ina suenter l'autrapudess currer 100 meters en 22 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Morosaurus 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)

Morosaurus var 16 km/h (10 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Morosaurus was named by the famous fossil hunter Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878. He thought it was very sluggish because its brain was tiny compared to its body.1

The name Morosaurus comes from Greek words meaning 'stupid lizard'. Marsh wrote that its brain was 'proportionately smaller than in any known vertebrate'.1

Morosaurus is now considered a synonym of Camarasaurus, which means the two names refer to the same group of dinosaurs. Camarasaurus was named just one year earlier, so that name is used instead.1 4

Fossils of Morosaurus have been found in Portugal, in rocks that are about 152 to 149 million years old. That was during the Late Jurassic period.2

Like other sauropods, Morosaurus had a long neck and tail, a bulky body, and walked on four pillar-like legs. It probably lived in herds.2

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tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Morosaurus

?How big was Morosaurus?

Morosaurus is now considered the same as Camarasaurus. The most common species, Camarasaurus lentus, was about 15 metres (49 feet) long. A larger species, Camarasaurus supremus, was even bigger.3

?What did Morosaurus eat?

Morosaurus was a plant-eater. It had spoon-shaped teeth and strong jaws for chewing tough plants.3

?Is Morosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Morosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a type of sauropod, a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur.1

?When did Morosaurus live?

Morosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 155 to 145 million years ago.3

?Where was Morosaurus found?

Fossils of Morosaurus have been found in Portugal and in the western United States, in places like Wyoming and Colorado.1 3

?Was Morosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Yes, Morosaurus was much bigger than T. rex. The most common species was about 15 metres (49 feet) long, while T. rex was about 12 metres (40 feet) long.3

?Did Morosaurus have feathers?

No, Morosaurus did not have feathers. It was a sauropod with scaly skin.3

?How fast could Morosaurus run?

Probably up to about 16 km/h (10 mph), about as fast as a kid running fast. This is an estimate from its size. As a large, heavy sauropod it moved slowly, like an elephant.3

?What does the name Camarasaurus mean?

Camarasaurus means 'chambered lizard'. It refers to the hollow chambers in its neck and back bones.3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Morosaurus
Numnà da: Marsh 18784
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Camarasauridae4
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 162 fin 143 milliuns onns (Oxfordian / Tithonian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Alcobaça4
Pajais: Portugal4
Chats da fossils: 138 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Morosaurus was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878 based on fossils from the Morrison Formation in the United States. Later, scientists realized it was the same as Camarasaurus, which had been named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1877.1 4
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if Morosaurus marchei from Portugal is truly a separate species or just a Camarasaurus. The fossils are very incomplete, only a tooth and a tail bone.1 2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Camarasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Camarasaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Morosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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