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Rapetosaurus

Il num vul dir: “Rapeto lizard, after a giant deity in Malagasy folklore”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsCretacic tardiv

Rapetosaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived on the island of Madagascar. It was one of the last giant sauropods, but it was smaller than its huge cousins like Argentinosaurus. A nearly complete skeleton of a baby Rapetosaurus helped scientists learn a lot about how titanosaurs grew.1

Viveva

avant 72 fin 66 milliuns onns3

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Mahajanga basin, northwestern Madagascar (Maevarano Formation)1 3

Lunghezza

15 fin 16,5 m (49 fin 54 ft)1

Paisa

10,3 tonnas (22 700 lb)1

Autezza

2,5 fin 3,5 m (8,2 fin 11 ft)1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 15 km/h (9 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 7 autos

uschè lung sco 4 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 92 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 1,5 elefantsuschè grev sco 2100 melunasuschè grev sco 13 classas da scola entirasuschè grev sco 23 urs polarspudess currer 100 meters en 24 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Rapetosaurus 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)

Rapetosaurus 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

Rapetosaurus is the most complete titanosaur ever found, with a skull still attached to its body.1

A baby Rapetosaurus weighed only about 3.4 kilograms (7.5 pounds) when it hatched, but could grow to over 10 tonnes as an adult.1

The young Rapetosaurus probably did not need its parents to survive, but it may have starved during Madagascar's harsh dry seasons.1

Rapetosaurus lived alongside the fierce predator Majungasaurus, which may have hunted it.1

Unlike many other titanosaurs, Rapetosaurus shared its home with only one other large plant-eater, another titanosaur.1

The name Rapetosaurus comes from Rapeto, a giant in Malagasy stories who shaped the land.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Rapetosaurus

?How big was Rapetosaurus?

Rapetosaurus reached about 15 metres (49 feet) long as an adult, and one estimate put a probable adult at 16.5 metres (54 feet) and 10.3 tonnes (11.35 short tons). A juvenile measured 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed about as much as an elephant.1

?What did Rapetosaurus eat?

Rapetosaurus was a herbivore, eating plants. Its small, pencil-like teeth were good for ripping leaves off trees but not for chewing.1

?When did Rapetosaurus live?

Rapetosaurus lived in Madagascar from 70 to 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period.1

?Was Rapetosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Rapetosaurus was longer than Tyrannosaurus rex, reaching about 15 metres (49 feet) compared to T. rex's roughly 12 metres (40 feet), but the sources do not directly compare them.1

?Did Rapetosaurus have feathers?

No, Rapetosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur, and sauropods did not have feathers. The sources do not mention feathers.1

?Could Rapetosaurus swim?

The sources do not say whether Rapetosaurus could swim, but it may have roamed coastal environments like tidal flats.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think all titanosaurs were enormous, like Argentinosaurus.

Vardad: Rapetosaurus was much smaller, only about 15 to 16.5 meters (49 to 54 feet) long, which is less than half the length of its giant relatives.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Rapetosaurus
Numnà da: Curry Rogers and Forster 20013
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Saltasauroidea3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 72 fin 66 milliuns onns (Maastrichtian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Maevarano3
Pajais: Madagascar3
Chats da fossils: 5 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Rapetosaurus was named in 2001 by Kristina Curry Rogers and Catherine Forster. The fossils were found in Madagascar by a team from Stony Brook University led by David Krause.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are still debating exactly how fast Rapetosaurus grew and how long it took to reach adult size.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Rapetosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
The last of the dinosaur titans: a new sauropod from Madagascar | Nature (nature.com)
Rapetosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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