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Torvosaurus

Il num vul dir: “savage lizard”1

Mangiava: CharnDinos carnivorsGiurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Torvosaurus was one of the biggest meat-eating dinosaurs of the Jurassic Period. It had a huge head, sharp teeth, and short but powerful arms. This dinosaur lived in North America, Europe, and maybe even Africa and South America.2 1

Viveva

avant 165 fin 143 milliuns onns3

Giurassic mesaun fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, USA; Portugal; Germany; possibly Tanzania, Uruguay, Spain, and England1 3 2

Lunghezza

9 fin 10 m (30 fin 33 ft)1

Paisa

2 tonnas fin 5 tonnas (4 400 fin 11 000 lb)1

Autezza

3 fin 3,5 m (9,8 fin 11 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 27 km/h (17 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?

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Quant grond era Torvosaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

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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)

Torvosaurus var 27 km/h (17 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

Torvosaurus had very short arms compared to its body, but they were very strong.1

In 2013, scientists found fossilized eggs and embryos of Torvosaurus in Portugal. These are the oldest known dinosaur embryos.1

Torvosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic, about 165 to 146 million years ago.1 2

The first Torvosaurus fossil was a giant thumb claw found in Colorado in 1971.1

Some scientists think that fossils from Tanzania and Uruguay might also belong to Torvosaurus, but others are not sure.1 2

Torvosaurus gurneyi was named after James Gurney, the author of the Dinotopia books.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Torvosaurus

?How big was Torvosaurus?

Torvosaurus tanneri was about 9 meters (30 feet) long and weighed 2 to 2.4 metric tons. Torvosaurus gurneyi was up to 10 meters (33 feet) long and weighed 4 to 5 metric tons.1 2

?Was Torvosaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, Torvosaurus was smaller than T. rex. T. rex was about 12 meters long and weighed over 8 tons, while Torvosaurus was at most 10 meters long and 5 tons.1

?What did Torvosaurus eat?

Torvosaurus was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It likely hunted other dinosaurs and scavenged dead animals.2

?When did Torvosaurus live?

Torvosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic Period, about 165 to 146 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Torvosaurus found?

Torvosaurus fossils have been found in North America (USA), Europe (Portugal, Germany), and possibly Africa (Tanzania) and South America (Uruguay).1 2

?Did Torvosaurus have feathers?

Scientists are not sure. No feathers have been found with Torvosaurus fossils, but some related dinosaurs may have had simple feathers. It is unknown.1

?How fast could Torvosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure. Based on its size and leg bones, it was probably not very fast, maybe around 20 to 30 km/h (12 to 19 mph), but this is just an estimate.1

?Why did Torvosaurus have short arms?

Torvosaurus had very short but powerful arms. Scientists think they were used for gripping prey or holding food while biting, similar to T. rex.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Some people think Torvosaurus was as big as Tyrannosaurus rex.

Vardad: Torvosaurus was big, but not as big as T. rex. It measured about 9 to 10 meters long, while T. rex could be over 12 meters long.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Torvosaurus
Numnà da: Galton and Jensen 19793
Gruppa: Dinos carnivors
Famiglia / clada: Megalosauridae3
Classificaziun: Theropoda3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 165 fin 143 milliuns onns (Callovian / Tithonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Morrison, Lourinhã, Tendaguru3
Pajais: USA, Portugal, Tansania, Uruguay, Germania, China3
Chats da fossils: 28 en The Paleobiology Database3
Era enconuschent sco: Edmarka (nums pli vegls che valan ussa sco il medem animal)3
Scuverta: Torvosaurus was named in 1979 by Peter Galton and James Jensen. The first fossils were found in Colorado, USA, in the 1970s.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure if some fossils from Tanzania, Uruguay, Spain, and England really belong to Torvosaurus or to other dinosaurs.1 2

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Torvosaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Torvosaurus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Torvosaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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