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Sarcosaurus

Il num vul dir: “flesh lizard”1
Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic tempriv

Sarcosaurus was a small, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England during the Early Jurassic. It ran on two legs and used its sharp teeth to hunt other animals.1

Viveva
avant 201 fin 193 milliuns onns5
Giurassic tempriv
Fossils chattads en
England, United Kingdom15
Lunghezza
3 m (9,8 ft)1
Paisa
50 kg fin 60 kg (110 fin 132 lb)3
Autezza
0,99 m (3,2 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 50 km/h (31 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Sarcosaurus var 3 m lung (9,8 ft)In velo da creschids var 1,8 m (5,9 ft)In auto var 4,5 m (15 ft)In elefant, il pli grond animal da terra dad oz var 6,5 m (21 ft)

Quant aut era el?

In giat da chasavar 0,3 m (1 ft)In chaunvar 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Sarcosaurusvar 0,99 m aut (3,2 ft)In chavalvar 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 3 chauns
uschè lung sco 3 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 17 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 12 melunasuschè grev sco 3 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 2 scolarspudess currer 100 meters en 7,2 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Sarcosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Sarcosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic, about 202 to 195 million years ago.1

2

Only a partial pelvis, thigh bone, and backbone have been found of Sarcosaurus.1

3

Scientists once thought there were two species of Sarcosaurus, but a 2021 study showed they are actually one species called Sarcosaurus woodi.2

4

Sarcosaurus is a close relative of the group Averostra, which includes famous dinosaurs like Allosaurus and Velociraptor.2

5

The name Sarcosaurus means 'flesh lizard' in Greek.1

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?How big was Sarcosaurus?

Sarcosaurus was about 3.5 metres (11 feet) long, and one larger specimen may have reached 5 metres (16 feet) long. It weighed no more than 50 to 60 kg (110 to 132 pounds), with the larger specimen estimated at 140 kg (309 pounds).3

?When did Sarcosaurus live?

Sarcosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic, about 199 to 196 million years ago. It was one of the earliest known Jurassic theropods.3

?What did Sarcosaurus eat?

Sarcosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur, a bipedal predator that probably ran fast to catch small prey. Its sharp teeth and carnivorous lifestyle are hinted at by its name, which means 'flesh lizard'.34

?Where did Sarcosaurus live?

Sarcosaurus lived in what is now England, and possibly Ireland and Scotland. Fossils have been found in the Lower Lias of England, and a tibia from Northern Ireland may be related.3

?Is Sarcosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Sarcosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a basal neotheropod, a type of theropod dinosaur, and a close relative of the group Averostra, which includes Allosaurus and Velociraptor.32

?Why is it called Sarcosaurus?

The name Sarcosaurus means 'flesh lizard' in Greek, referring to its meat-eating lifestyle. The species name woodi honours its discoverer, S.L. Wood.34

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Sarcosaurus
Numnà da
Andrews 19215
Gruppa
Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada
Coelophysoidea5
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Coelophysoidea5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
201 fin 193 milliuns onns (Hettangian / Sinemurian)5
Formaziuns da crap
Broadford Beds, Blue Lias5
Pajais
Reginavel Unì5
Chats da fossils
4 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta
Sarcosaurus was named by paleontologist C. W. Andrews in 1921. The fossils were found in the Lower Lias rocks of Barrow-on-Soar, England.51
Anc discutà
Scientists are still debating exactly how Sarcosaurus is related to other early theropod dinosaurs, especially its position near the split between Ceratosauria and Tetanurae.2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Sarcosaurus (nhm.ac.uk)
  2. revision of the early neotheropod genus Sarcosaurus from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian, Sinemurian) of central England | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | Oxford Academic (academic.oup.com)
  3. Sarcosaurus (en.m.wikipedia.org)
  4. SARCOSAURUS - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
  5. Sarcosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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