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Torosaurus

Il num vul dir: “perforated lizard, because of the large holes in its frill”1

Mangiava: PlantasDinos cun cornsCretacic tardiv

Torosaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a giant frill on its head. It had the longest skull of any land animal that ever lived, and it may have lived in herds.1 2

Viveva

avant 84 fin 66 milliuns onns6

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Western United States (Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Utah, Texas, New Mexico) and Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta)1 3

Lunghezza

7,5 fin 9 m (25 fin 30 ft)1

Paisa

8 tonnas (17 600 lb)1

Autezza

2 m (6,6 ft)4

Spertadad maximala

var 22 km/h (14 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 5 autos

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Quant grond era Torosaurus 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)

Torosaurus var 22 km/h (14 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Torosaurus had a frill that was 2.77 metres (9.1 feet) long, making its skull the longest of any known land animal.1

Its frill had large oval-shaped holes, which is why its name means 'perforated lizard'.1

Torosaurus lived at the same time and place as Triceratops, and some scientists think it might actually be a grown-up Triceratops.1

It weighed about 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), as much as a big truck.1

Torosaurus fossils are much rarer than Triceratops fossils, which is one reason scientists are still debating about it.1

It had a short, upright horn on its nose, similar to a Triceratops.1

Torosaurus may have lived in social groups, based on bonebeds where several individuals were found together.2

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Torosaurus

?Is Torosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Torosaurus is a genus of herbivorous chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur.1

?How big was Torosaurus?

Torosaurus measured between 7.5 and 9 metres (25 to 30 feet) long and weighed around 8 tonnes (18,000 pounds), about the same size as a large truck.1 2

?What did Torosaurus eat?

Torosaurus was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants, and it had a beak for grazing.1 2

?When did Torosaurus live?

Torosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous Period, between about 68 and 66 million years ago.1 2

?Is Torosaurus the same as Triceratops?

Some scientists think Torosaurus might be a grown-up Triceratops, but newer research suggests they are separate genera based on differences in skull shape and growth patterns.1 5

?Why does Torosaurus have holes in its frill?

The large oval holes, called fenestrae, in its frill are the reason for the name Torosaurus, which means 'perforated lizard'. Their exact purpose is not known for sure.1

?Where was Torosaurus found?

Torosaurus fossils have been discovered in the western United States and Canada, from Saskatchewan to Texas.1 2

?Did Torosaurus have any predators?

Torosaurus likely faced predators like Tyrannosaurus rex, which lived in the same time and place, but no specific attacks are recorded in the fossil record.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Torosaurus is a different dinosaur from Triceratops.

Vardad: Some scientists think Torosaurus might just be the adult form of Triceratops, because the frill changes shape as the animal grows older.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Torosaurus
Numnà da: Marsh 18916
Gruppa: Dinos cun corns
Famiglia / clada: Ceratopsidae6
Classificaziun: Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae6
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 66 milliuns onns (Campanian / Maastrichtian)6
Formaziuns da crap: Hell Creek, Lance, Javelina6
Pajais: USA, Canada6
Chats da fossils: 12 en The Paleobiology Database6
Scuverta: Torosaurus was named by famous paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1891, based on two skulls found in Wyoming by John Bell Hatcher.1
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Torosaurus is a separate genus or just a fully grown Triceratops.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Torosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Torosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Torosaurus Fact Sheet (enchantedlearning.com)
Is Torosaurus Triceratops? Geometric Morphometric Evidence of Late Maastrichtian Ceratopsid Dinosaurs | PLOS One (journals.plos.org)
Torosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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