Sarcolestes

Il num vul dir: “flesh robber”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun armaduraGiurassic mesaun

Sarcolestes was an armoured dinosaur that lived in England about 165 million years ago. It had a bony plate fused to its jaw, which helped protect its face.2 1

Viveva

avant 165 fin 162 milliuns onns3

Giurassic mesaun

Fossils chattads en

Oxford Clay, England, United Kingdom3 1

Spertadad maximala

var 18 km/h (11 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)

Sarcolestes var 18 km/h (11 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Sarcolestes is one of the oldest known armoured dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic.1

The only fossil found so far is a partial left lower jaw with a bony plate stuck to its side.2 1

When it was first discovered, scientists thought Sarcolestes was a meat-eating dinosaur. Now we know it was a plant-eater.1

Its name means 'flesh robber' because the first scientist who studied it believed it was a predator.1

Sarcolestes lived alongside other Jurassic animals in the Oxford Clay sea, which was a shallow ocean at the time.3

Maletg da Sarcolestes fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Sarcolestes 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.

tias dumondas

Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Sarcolestes

?What did Sarcolestes eat?

It was a plant-eater (herbivore). Scientists used to think it was a meat-eater, but now they know it ate plants.1 3

?How big was Sarcolestes?

Nobody knows for sure. The only fossil found is a partial jaw, so scientists cannot estimate its full size.1

?Is Sarcolestes a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.1

?Why is it called Sarcolestes?

Its name means 'flesh robber' in Greek. The first scientist who studied it thought it was a meat-eating predator, so he gave it that name.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Sarcolestes was a fierce meat-eater.

Vardad: Sarcolestes was actually a plant-eating armoured dinosaur, not a predator.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Sarcolestes
Numnà da: Lydekker 18933
Gruppa: Dinos cun armadura
Famiglia / clada: Ankylosauria3
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 165 fin 162 milliuns onns (Callovian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Oxford Clay3
Pajais: Reginavel Unì3
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: Sarcolestes was named in 1893 by Richard Lydekker. The fossil was found by Alfred Nicholson Leeds in the Oxford Clay of England.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Sarcolestes belongs to the nodosaurid family of armoured dinosaurs or to another group.2 1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Sarcolestes (en.wikipedia.org)
Sarcolestes leedsi Lydekker, an ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England - Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Monatshefte Jg. 1983 Heft 3, Schweizerbart science publishers (schweizerbart.de)
Sarcolestes in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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