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Carnotaurus

ትርጉም ስሙ: “meat-eating bull”1

ይበልዕ ነበረ: ስጋስጋ በላዕቲ ዳይኖሰራትዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

Carnotaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur with two thick horns above its eyes, just like a bull. It had very tiny arms and a strong, muscular neck. This dinosaur lived in South America near the end of the age of dinosaurs.1 2

ዝነበረሉ

ቅድሚ 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት5

ዳሕራይ ክሬታሸስ

ፎሲላት ዝተረኽቡሉ

Chubut Province, Argentina1 2

ንውሓት

7.5 ክሳብ 8 m (25 ክሳብ 26 ft)1 2

ክብደት

1.3 ቶን ክሳብ 2.1 ቶን (2,900 ክሳብ 4,600 lb)1

ቁመት

2.5 ክሳብ 3 m (8.2 ክሳብ 9.8 ft)3

ዝለዓለ ቅልጣፈ

ኣስታት 56 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (35 ማይል/ሰ)

ጉያ: Mazzetta et al. 1998; popular estimate 48 to 56 km/h

መዓስ እዩ ዝነበረ?

ትሪያሲክ

ጁራሲክ

ክሬታሸስ

ቅድሚ 252 ሚልዮን ዓመት20114566፣ እቲ ኣስተሮይድ

ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ነዊሕ ነይሩ?

ቁመቱ ክንደይ ነይሩ?

ክንደይ ከቢድ ነይሩ?

ከም 1.5 መካይን ዝኸብድ

ከም 8 ኣኽላባት ካብ ኣፍንጫ ክሳብ ጭራ ዝነውሕከም 44 ባናና ተሰሪዑ ዝነውሕከም 100 ኣኽላባት ዝኸብድከም 420 ሓብሓብ ዝኸብድከም 2.5 ምሉኣት ክፍልታት ተመሃሮ ዝኸብድከም 5 ጻዕዳ ድባት ዝኸብድ100 ሜትሮ ኣብ 6.4 ካልኢት ክጎዪ ይኽእል ነበረ (እቲ ዝቐልጠፈ ሰብ 9.6 የድልዮ)

ምሳኻ ክነጻጸር Carnotaurus ክንደይ ዓቢ ነይሩ?

ኣብ ብራውዘርካ ቀሊል ሕሳብ ጥራይ። ዝዕቀብ ወይ ናብ ዝኾነ ቦታ ዝለኣኽ የለን።

ክንደይ ቅልጡፍ ነይሩ?

ዝኸይድ ሰብ ኣስታት 5 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (3 mph)

ብሽክለታ ዝጋልብ ቆልዓ ኣስታት 12 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (7 mph)

Carnotaurus ኣስታት 56 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (35 mph)

ብጉያ ዝኸይድ ፈረስ ኣስታት 65 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (40 mph)

ቺታ ኣስታት 100 ኪ.ሜ/ሰ (62 mph)

ዘደንቑ ነገራት

ደስ ዝብሉ ሓቅታት

Carnotaurus is the only meat-eating dinosaur known to have two thick horns on its head. The name means 'meat-eating bull' because of these horns.1

Its arms were even smaller than those of Tyrannosaurus rex. The forelimbs were very short and probably useless for grabbing prey.1

Scientists have found skin impressions from Carnotaurus. The skin was covered with small, bumpy scales, and there is no evidence of feathers.1 2

Carnotaurus had a very flexible lower jaw, similar to a snake. It could open its mouth wide and maybe swallow small animals whole.1 2

Some studies say Carnotaurus had a bite as strong as an American alligator, which has one of the strongest bites of any living animal.1 2

Only one complete skeleton of Carnotaurus has ever been found. It is one of the best-known theropod dinosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere.1

ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ ናይ Carnotaurus — ብAI ዝተሰርሐ ስእሊ፣ Carnotaurus ከመይ ይመስል ከም ዝነበረ ዘርኢ፣ ኮምፒተር ካብቲ ሳይንቲስታት ዝፈልጥዎ ዝሰርሖ። ግምት እዩ: እቲ ሓቀኛ እንስሳ ፍልይ ዝበለ ክመስል ይኽእል፣ ሓቀኛ ሕብሩ ድማ ዝፈልጦ የለን።

ንስኻ ሓቲትካ

ብዛዕባ Carnotaurus ብብዝሒ ዝሕተቱ ሕቶታት

?How big was Carnotaurus?

Carnotaurus was about 7.5 to 8 metres (24.6 to 26.2 feet) long and weighed between 1.3 and 2.1 tonnes (1.4 to 2.3 short tons).1 2

?Did Carnotaurus have feathers?

No, scientists have found lots of skin impressions showing it had scales, and no evidence of feathers has ever been found.2 1

?What did Carnotaurus eat?

Carnotaurus was a meat-eater. Some studies think it hunted large prey like sauropods, while others think it ate smaller animals.1 2

?How fast could Carnotaurus run?

Maybe up to about 56 km/h (35 mph), as fast as a car driving in town! This is a popular estimate, not a measured speed. Its long, slender back legs and strong tail muscles made it one of the fastest big meat-eaters.1

?Was Carnotaurus bigger than T. rex?

No, Carnotaurus was smaller. T. rex could grow over 12 metres long, while Carnotaurus was about 8 metres long.2

?Why did Carnotaurus have horns?

The two thick horns above its eyes were probably used for fighting other Carnotaurus, maybe by head-butting or pushing.1 4

?How strong was Carnotaurus' bite?

Scientists disagree. Some say its bite was as strong as an American alligator's, while others think it was weaker but very fast.2 1

?When did Carnotaurus live?

Carnotaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous period, between 69 and 66 million years ago.2 1

?Where was Carnotaurus found?

Its only skeleton was found in Chubut Province, Argentina, in rocks of the La Colonia Formation.1 2

?Could Carnotaurus swim?

The sources do not say whether Carnotaurus could swim, so nobody knows for sure.1 2

ጽውጽዋይ ዘፍርስ

ጽውጽዋይ: Carnotaurus had feathers like some other dinosaurs.

ሓቂ: No feathers have ever been found on Carnotaurus. Its skin impressions show only scales, so scientists think it was not feathered.1 2

ንክኢላታት ዳይኖሰር

ሳይንሳዊ ስም: Carnotaurus
ዝሰመዮ: Bonaparte 19855
ጉጅለ: ስጋ በላዕቲ ዳይኖሰራት
ስድራ / ክላድ: Abelisauridae5
ምድባ: Theropoda > Ceratosauria > Abelisauridae5
ዕድመ እቶም ኣኻውሕ: 72 ክሳብ 66 ሚልዮን ዓመት (Maastrichtian)5
ናይ ኣኻውሕ ንብርብራት: La Colonia5
ሃገራት: ኣርጀንቲና5
መዛግብቲ ፎሲል: 1 ኣብ The Paleobiology Database5
ርኽበት: The only skeleton of Carnotaurus was found in 1984 on a farm in Chubut, Argentina. It was named by paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1985.1 5
ገና ዘከራኽር: Scientists still debate what Carnotaurus ate. Some think it hunted large sauropods, while others believe it fed mainly on small animals.1 2