Volkheimeria

Il num vul dir: “Volkheimer's lizard, after paleontologist Wolfgang Volkheimer”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic tempriv

Volkheimeria was an early, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina about 180 million years ago. It was a sauropod, but not one of the giant ones you might know like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it was still growing when it died, so we don't know exactly how big a full-grown one would be.1

Viveva

avant 183 fin 180 milliuns onns4

Giurassic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Cerro Cóndor, Chubut Province, Argentina1

Spertadad maximala

var 15 km/h (9 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)

Volkheimeria var 15 km/h (9 mph)

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

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago, at a time when many other early sauropods were also appearing.1

The only known skeleton is a partial one, including parts of the backbone, hip bones, a thigh bone, and a shin bone.1

Its thigh bone is 63 cm long, which gives scientists a clue about its size.2

Volkheimeria had air sacs in its neck vertebrae, making its skeleton lighter, but not in its back vertebrae.1

Its tail was probably short because the tail bones are short from front to back.1

Scientists are not sure exactly where Volkheimeria fits in the sauropod family tree. Some think it is a very early sauropod, not yet a eusauropod.1

Maletg da Volkheimeria fatg cun IA — In maletg fatg cun IA che mussa co Volkheimeria 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 Volkheimeria

?What did Volkheimeria eat?

Volkheimeria was a plant-eating dinosaur. A tooth that may belong to it is broad and spoon-shaped with large denticles, which is good for eating plants.1

?How big was Volkheimeria?

The size of a fully grown Volkheimeria is not known because the only known specimen was still growing. An estimate based on the partial skeleton suggests it was about 11 metres long.1 3

?Where was Volkheimeria found?

Volkheimeria was found in Argentina, near the village of Cerro Cóndor in Chubut Province.1

?When did Volkheimeria live?

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago.1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Volkheimeria
Numnà da: Bonaparte 19794
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Gravisauria4
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 183 fin 180 milliuns onns (Toarcian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Cañadón Asfalto4
Pajais: Argentinia4
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: Volkheimeria was named by Argentine paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1979. The name honors Wolfgang Volkheimer, another Argentine scientist. The fossils were found near Cerro Cóndor in Chubut, Argentina.1
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure whether Volkheimeria was a very early sauropod or a more advanced eusauropod, because the only skeleton is incomplete.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Volkheimeria (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
VOLKHEIMERIA - DinoChecker dinosaur archive (dinochecker.com)
Volkheimeria in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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