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Skorpiovenator

Il num vul dir: “scorpion hunter”1
Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsCretacic tempriv

Skorpiovenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It had a short, deep skull covered in bumps and ridges, and it was one of the most complete abelisaurid skeletons ever found.1

Viveva
avant 110 fin 106 milliuns onns4
Cretacic tempriv
Fossils chattads en
Neuquén Province, Patagonia, Argentina41
Lunghezza
6 m (20 ft)1
Paisa
fin 891 kg (2 000 lb)3
Autezza
1,9 m (6,2 ft)
stima
Spertadad maximala
var 37 km/h (23 mph)
Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic
Giurassic
Cretacic
avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Skorpiovenator var 6 m lung (20 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 chaunvar 0,5 m (1,6 ft)In chavalvar 1,6 m (5,2 ft)Skorpiovenatorvar 1,9 m aut (6,2 ft)In elefantvar 3,2 m (10 ft)

stima

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 45 chauns
uschè lung sco 6 chauns dal nas a la cuauschè lung sco 33 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 180 melunasuschè grev sco 47 uffants da scolettauschè grev sco 28 scolarspudess currer 100 meters en 9,7 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Skorpiovenator cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

1

Skorpiovenator had 19 teeth in its upper jaw, more than any other known abelisaurid.1

2

Its skull was short and deep, with a bumpy, rough surface covered in ridges and furrows.1

3

The name Skorpiovenator means 'scorpion hunter' because many scorpions were found at the dig site.1

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It lived about 100 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.41

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Skorpiovenator is one of the most complete abelisaurid skeletons ever found, with most of its skull and body bones preserved.1

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It belonged to a group called Brachyrostra, which includes South American abelisaurids with short snouts.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Skorpiovenator

?How big was Skorpiovenator?

About 6 to 6.2 metres long and weighed around 900 kilograms.3

?How complete is the Skorpiovenator skeleton?

It is one of the most complete abelisaurid skeletons ever found, missing only a few skull bones, parts of the pelvis, tail sections, and most of the forelimbs.3

?Where was Skorpiovenator found?

In Argentina, near Villa El Chocón in Neuquén Province, in rocks called the Huincul Formation.3

?How many teeth did Skorpiovenator have?

It had 4 teeth in each premaxilla, 19 in each maxilla (upper jaw), and 21 in the lower jaw.3

?Why was Skorpiovenator's skull so bumpy?

The bumps and ridges supported large scales, and the many tiny pits (foramina) suggest its face was very sensitive, like a touch-sensitive snout.3

?What did Skorpiovenator eat?

It was a meat-eater, hunting other dinosaurs and animals.3

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific
Skorpiovenator
Numnà da
Canale et al. 20084
Gruppa
Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada
Abelisauridae4
Classificaziun
Theropoda > Ceratosauria > Abelisauridae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa
110 fin 106 milliuns onns (Albian)4
Formaziuns da crap
Huincul4
Pajais
Argentinia4
Chats da fossils
2 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta
Skorpiovenator was named in 2008 by Juan Canale and his team. The skeleton was found on a farm in Patagonia, Argentina, owned by Manuel Bustingorry.41
Anc discutà
Scientists are not sure exactly how the bumps and ridges on its skull were used, but they might have helped absorb shock during head-butting or display.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. ri.conicet.gov.ar (ri.conicet.gov.ar)
  2. Skorpiovenator bustingorryi Canale et al. 2008 - Encyclopedia of Life (eol.org)
  3. Skorpiovenator (en.wikipedia.org)
  4. Skorpiovenator in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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