Pitekunsaurus

Il num vul dir: “discovering lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsCretacic tardiv

Pitekunsaurus was a long-necked sauropod that lived in what is now Argentina. It was a giant plant-eater that walked on four sturdy legs and used its long neck to reach leaves high in the trees.1

Viveva

avant 84 fin 72 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Cañadón de Aguada Grande, Neuquén Province, Argentina3 2

Spertadad maximala

var 15 km/h (9 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)

Pitekunsaurus var 15 km/h (9 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Pitekunsaurus is known from a single fossil that includes parts of the skull, teeth, neck bones, back bones, tail bones, and arm bones.2

Its name comes from the Mapudungun word "pitekun," which means "to discover."1

The fossil was found by oil company explorer Luis Macaya in April 2004, and the species name honors him.1 2

Pitekunsaurus lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, between about 83 and 72 million years ago.3

Scientists think Pitekunsaurus was a type of titanosaur, a group of sauropods that included some of the largest land animals ever.1

The tail bones of Pitekunsaurus show two different types of joints, which suggests its tail was very flexible.2

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Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Pitekunsaurus
Numnà da: Filippi and Garrido 20083
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Rinconsauria3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 72 milliuns onns (Campanian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Anacleto3
Pajais: Argentinia3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Pitekunsaurus was named by paleontologists L. Filippi and A. Garrido in 2008. The fossil was found by Luis Macaya, who reported it to the Museo Municipal Argentino Urquiza in April 2004.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly how large Pitekunsaurus was, because only a partial skeleton has been found.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Pitekunsaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Pitekunsaurus macayai gen. et sp. nov., nuevo titanosaurio (Saurischia, Sauropoda) del Cretácico Superior de la Cuenca Neuquina, Argentina (scielo.org.ar)
Pitekunsaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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