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Psittacosaurus

Il num vul dir: “parrot lizard”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun cornsCretacic tempriv

Psittacosaurus was a small, fast dinosaur that looked a bit like a parrot. It had a strong beak for snipping plants and lived in Asia during the Early Cretaceous. Some fossils even show long bristles on its tail!1

Viveva

avant 137 fin 100 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

China, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand5 1

Lunghezza

0,13 fin 2,5 m (0,4 fin 8,2 ft)1

Paisa

20 kg fin 50 kg (44 fin 110 lb)1 3

Autezza

0,6 m (2 ft)2

Spertadad maximala

var 35 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?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 2,5 chauns

uschè lung sco 2,5 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 14 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 12 giats da chasauschè grev sco 10 melunasuschè grev sco 2,5 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 1,5 scolarspudess currer 100 meters en 10 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Psittacosaurus 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)

Psittacosaurus var 35 km/h (22 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Psittacosaurus is the non-avian dinosaur genus with the most known species, up to 13 different ones.1

One fossil of Psittacosaurus was found with long, bristle-like filaments on its tail, similar to those of the dinosaur Tianyulong.1

Psittacosaurus had a brain that was fairly large for its size, suggesting it may have had complex behaviors and good senses of smell and sight.1

Unlike later horned dinosaurs like Triceratops, Psittacosaurus walked on two legs as an adult and did not have a frill or large horns.1

Psittacosaurus swallowed gastroliths (stomach stones) to help break down tough plant material, sometimes more than 50 stones in one animal.1

The first Psittacosaurus fossil was discovered in Mongolia in 1922 by a chauffeur named Wong during an expedition led by Henry Fairfield Osborn.1

Psittacosaurus could slide its lower jaw forward and backward, which may have helped it crack nuts or seeds.1

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?How big was Psittacosaurus?

About 2 metres (6.5 feet) long and weighed around 50 kilograms (110 pounds). That is about as long as a large bicycle.3 4

?What did Psittacosaurus eat?

It was a herbivore that ate tough plants. It used its strong beak to snip leaves and swallowed gastroliths (stomach stones) to help grind the food.1 3

?Did Psittacosaurus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. But one fossil shows long, bristle-like structures on its tail, which may have been modified scales, not feathers.1

?How fast could Psittacosaurus run?

Maybe up to about 35 km/h (22 mph), about as fast as a fast human runner. This is an estimate from its size. It was small and agile and ran on two legs as an adult.1 3

?When did Psittacosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period, about 125 to 100 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Psittacosaurus found?

Fossils have been found in China, Mongolia, Russia, and Thailand.1 3

?Why is it called Psittacosaurus?

Its name means 'parrot lizard' in Greek, because its short, deep skull and strong beak look a lot like a parrot's beak.1 4

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Psittacosaurus was a type of parrot dinosaur that could fly.

Vardad: Psittacosaurus was a dinosaur that walked on two legs and could not fly. Its name means 'parrot lizard' because of its beak, not because it had wings.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Psittacosaurus
Numnà da: Osborn 19235
Gruppa: Dinos cun corns
Famiglia / clada: Ceratopsia5
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ceratopsia5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 137 fin 100 milliuns onns (Valanginian / Albian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Yixian, Ilek, Öösh5
Pajais: China, Mongolia, Russia, Tailanda5
Chats da fossils: 70 en The Paleobiology Database5
Era enconuschent sco: Hongshanosaurus, Protiguanodon (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)5
Scuverta: Psittacosaurus was named in 1923 by American paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn after a nearly complete skull and skeleton were found in Mongolia by a chauffeur named Wong. Osborn gave it the name because its beak looked like a parrot's.1
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether the species Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis and Psittacosaurus houi are actually the same dinosaur or two different species.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Psittacosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Psittacosaurus - Dinosaurs.wiki (dinosaurs.wiki)
Psittacosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Psittacosaurus (britannica.com)
Psittacosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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