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Saltopus

Il num vul dir: “hopping foot”1

Mangiava: CharnEmprims dinosaursTriassic tardiv

Saltopus was a tiny, fast-running dinosaur relative that lived in Scotland during the Late Triassic. It was about the size of a cat and probably hopped or sprinted after insects and small prey.1

Viveva

avant 237 fin 206 milliuns onns3

Triassic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Lossiemouth West and East Quarries, near Elgin, Scotland, UK3 1

Lunghezza

0,5 fin 1 m (1,6 fin 3,3 ft)1

Paisa

0,11 kg fin 1 kg (0 fin 2 lb)1

Autezza

0,15 m (0,5 ft)1

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 8 bananas

uschè lung sco 2 giats da chasa dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 6 bananas ina suenter l'autrapli lev ch'in giat da chasauschè grev sco 8 bananasuschè pitschen ch'el pudeva ir sut ina sutgapudess currer 100 meters en 24 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Saltopus 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)

Saltopus 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

Saltopus had hollow bones, just like birds and many other dinosaurs, which made it light and fast.1

The only known fossil of Saltopus was discovered in 1867 by William Taylor, but it was not named until 1910 by Friedrich von Huene.1

Saltopus had five fingers on each hand, but the fourth and fifth fingers were smaller than the others.1

Scientists are not sure if Saltopus was a true dinosaur or a very close relative. Some think it might be the closest relative of all dinosaurs.1

The fossil of Saltopus is mostly impressions and natural casts in sandstone, with very little actual bone preserved.1

Saltopus lived between 237 and 205 million years ago, during the Carnian to Norian stages of the Late Triassic.3

Maletg da Saltopus fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Saltopus pudess avair guardà ora, fatg d'in computer tenor quai che la scienza sa. I sa tracta d'ina supposiziun: l'animal vair ha forsa guardà ora auter, e sias colurs vairas èn nunenconuschentas.

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Saltopus

?How big was Saltopus?

About 80 to 100 centimetres (31 to 39 inches) long, about the size of a domestic cat. It may have weighed around 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).1

?Was Saltopus a dinosaur?

Scientists are not sure. It is a dinosauriform, a close relative of dinosaurs, and some studies think it might be the closest relative of true dinosaurs, while others think it was an early archosaur.1

?What did Saltopus eat?

It was a carnivore, or meat-eater, and it may have eaten mostly insects and other small prey.2

?When did Saltopus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic period, about 237 to 205 million years ago.1

?Where was Saltopus found?

Its only fossil was found in Scotland, in the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation.1

?Why is it called Saltopus?

The name means 'hopping foot', from Latin and Greek words, because it probably hopped or jumped around.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Saltopus
Numnà da: Huene 19103
Gruppa: Emprims dinosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Saurischia3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 237 fin 206 milliuns onns (Carnian / Norian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Lossiemouth Sandstone3
Pajais: Reginavel Unì3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The only fossil of Saltopus was found in 1867 by William Taylor in Scotland. It was first thought to be another animal, but in 1910 Friedrich von Huene named it Saltopus elginensis.1
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Saltopus was a true dinosaur or a dinosauriform (a close relative). Some recent studies suggest it might be one of the earliest ornithischian dinosaurs.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Saltopus (en.wikipedia.org)
Saltopus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
Saltopus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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