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Gorgosaurus
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Gorgosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived in North America
during the late Cretaceous period,
about 76 to 68 million years ago.
It is very similar to its close relative,
Albertosaurus.
Gorgosaurus was about 30 feet (9 meters) long, 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall, and probably weighed about 2.5 tons.
The name Gorgosaurus means "Gorgon lizard".
The word Gorgon refers to Greek myth: the Gorgons were three sisters with
snakes for hair, who turned people who looked at them to stone.
Gorgosaurus was first described by
Lawrence Lambe in
1914.
Gorgosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived from 76 to 68 million years ago
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Gorgosaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Gorgosaurus:
- Gorgosaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Gorgosaurus" means "fierce lizard". This name was chosen by Lawrence Lambe in 1914.
- Gorgosaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Gorgosaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Gorgosaurus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Gorgosaurus was not itself an ancestor of birds).
- Gorgosaurus lived between about 76 million years ago and 68 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Gorgosaurus lived in North America.
- Gorgosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater).
- Gorgosaurus was about 30 feet (9 meters) long, and 9 feet (2.7 meters) tall.
- Gorgosaurus weighed about 2.5 tons.
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Tyrannosaurs.
More info: Tyrannosauroidea (meaning 'tyrant lizard forms') is a superfamily (or clade) of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs that includes the family Tyrannosauridae as well as more basal relatives. Tyrannosauroids lived on the Laurasian supercontinent beginning in the Jurassic Period. By the end of the Cretaceous Period, tyrannosauroids were the dominant large predators in the Northern Hemisphere, culminating in the gigantic Tyrannosaurus itself. Fossils of tyrannosauroids have been recovered on what are now the continents of North America, Europe, Asia, and possibly Australia. |
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 90. Capítulos: Alvarezsauridae, Maniraptora, Ornithomimosauria, Tyrannosauroidea, Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Compsognathus, Coelurus, Sinosauropteryx, Struthiomimus, Alioramus, Epidendrosaurus, Anchiornis, Sinocalliopteryx, Pelecanimimus, Scansoriopteryx, Alectrosaurus, Deinocheirus, Nanotyrannus, Mononykus, Albertonykus, Ornitholestes, Gallimimus, Anserimimus, Appalachiosaurus, Arkansaurus, Tyrannosauridae, Stokesosaurus, Pedopenna, Dilong paradoxus, Shuvuuia, Balaur, Tanycolagreus, Scipionyx, Xiongguanlong, Shanyangosaurus, Bradycneme, Harpymimus, Bistahieversor, Dromiceiomimus, Heptasteornis, Sinornithomimus, Archaeornithoides, Eotyrannus, Parvicursor, Calamosaurus, Juravenator, Linhenykus, Timimus, Aristosuchus, Santanaraptor, Sinocoelurus, Zhuchengtyrannus, Aniksosaurus, Archaeornithomimus, Achillesaurus, Alvarezsaurus, Raptorex, Huaxiagnathus, Rapator, Kinnareemimus, Beishanlong, Labocania, Patagonykus, Garudimimus, Shenzhousaurus, Compsognathidae, Kol, Aviatyrannis, Pneumatoraptor, Nedcolbertia, Bagaraatan, Ornithomimidae, Proceratosaurus, Avialae, Ornithomimiformes, Mirischia, Deinonychosauria, Orkoraptor, Maniraptoriformes, Ceratonykus, Paraves, Yaverlandia, Thecospondylus, Tyrannoraptora, Nqwebasaurus, Sinotyrannus, Eumaniraptora, Inosaurus, Zuolong, Chingkankousaurus, Scansoriopterygidae, Calamospondylus, Iliosuchus, Sinosaurus, Diplotomodon, Coelosaurus, Deinodon, Tugulusaurus, Zapsalis, Qiupalong, Kileskus, Teinurosaurus, Xinjiangovenator, Dryptosauridae, Yixianosaurus, Coeluridae, Aublysodon. Extracto: Tyrannosaurus (del gr. "lagarto tirano") es un género representado por una única especie de dinosaurio terópodo tiranosáurido, que vivió a finales del período Cretácico, hace aproximadamente 67 y 65 millones de años, en el Maastrichtiano, en lo que es hoy Norteamérica. La especie tipo y única especie válida Tyrannosaurus rex donde rex significa rey en latín, comúnmente abreviado... |
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 42. Capítulos: Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Alioramus, Alectrosaurus, Nanotyrannus, Appalachiosaurus, Tyrannosauridae, Stokesosaurus, Dilong paradoxus, Xiongguanlong, Bistahieversor, Eotyrannus, Zhuchengtyrannus, Raptorex, Labocania, Aviatyrannis, Sinotyrannus, Iliosuchus, Diplotomodon, Deinodon, Kileskus, Dryptosauridae, Aublysodon. Extracto: Tyrannosaurus (del gr. "lagarto tirano") es un género representado por una única especie de dinosaurio terópodo tiranosáurido, que vivió a finales del período Cretácico, hace aproximadamente 67 y 65 millones de años, en el Maastrichtiano, en lo que es hoy Norteamérica. La especie tipo y única especie válida Tyrannosaurus rex donde rex significa rey en latín, comúnmente abreviado como T. rex, es una figura común en la cultura popular. Vivió a través de lo que es ahora Norteamérica occidental, con una distribución mucho más amplia que otros tiranosáuridos. Es uno de los últimos dinosaurios no avianos en existir antes de la extinción masiva del Cretácico-Terciario. Como otros tiranosáuridos, Tyrannosaurus fue un carnívoro bípedo con un masivo cráneo balanceado por una larga y pesada cola. En relación con sus largos y poderosos miembros traseros, los miembros superiores del Tyrannosaurus eran pequeños, pero inusualmente poderosos para su tamaño, y terminaban en dos dedos con garras. Aunque otros terópodos rivalizan o superan con Tyrannosaurus rex en tamaño, era el tiranosáurido más grande conocido y uno de los mayores depredadores conocidos de la tierra, midiendo hasta 13 metros de largo, y más de 4 metros de alto a las caderas, y pesaba alrededor de 6 a 8 toneladas. Por mucho fue el más grande carnívoro en su ambiente, Tyrannosaurus rex debió haber sido el superpredador, cazando hadrosáuridos y ceratópsidos, aunque algunos expertos han sugerido que era principalmente carroñero. El debate si Tyrannosaurus era un depredador dominante o un carroñero es uno de... |
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Källa: Wikipedia. Sidor: 25. Kapitlen: Tyrannosaurus, Dromaeosaurider, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Deinonychus, Haplocheirus, Balaur, Saurornitholestes, Gorgosaurus, Tawa, Neovenator, Velociraptor, Bistahieversor, Zhuchengtyrannus, Sinraptor, Epidexipteryx, Concavenator, Eodromaeus, Monolophosaurus, Aucasaurus, Dryptosaurus, Shaochilong, Baryonyx, Kileskus, Herrerasaurus, Lourinhanosaurus, Cruxicheiros. Utdrag: Tyrannosaurus rex alternativt T-rex ("Tyrannödlekung"), var en stor dinosaurie som man tror levde i slutet av kritaperioden (cirka 68 - 65 milj. år sedan). Tyrannosaurus levde i Nordamerika, och fossiler från den har bland annat hittats i Alberta, Montana, Utah och New Mexico. Tyrannosaurus rex är enda kända arten inom släktet Tyrannosaurus (några forskare hävdar att det fanns fler). Nära släktingar var till exempel Tarbosaurus som levde i nuvarande Mongoliet och Albertosaurus i Nordamerika (den sistnämnda kan ha varit samtida med Tyrannosaurus). Tyrannosaurus rex beskrevs vetenskapligt 1905, och är en av de mest kända dinosaurierna. Den ansågs länge vara det största köttätande djur som någonsin levt på land. Under 1990-talet fram till nutid har man emellertid hittat flera theropoder som är ännu större, däribland Giganotosaurus och Spinosaurus, men ingen av dem är lika känd. Tyrannosaurus hade en kroppsbyggnad gemensam med andra Tyrannosaurider; den gick uteslutande på bakbenen, vilka var långa och kraftiga. Kroppen var mycket robust, och balanserades av den styva svansen, som dock var relativt kort jämfört med andra stora theropoder (som Allosaurus). Tyrannosaurus hals var kort, S-formad och kraftig för att bära upp det massiva huvudet. Liksom andra Tyrannosaurider hade Tyrannosaurus oproportionerligt små framben, som bara hade två brukliga fingrar. Frambenen förefaller dock ha varit mycket muskulösa för sin ringa storlek, och det finns många teorier om att de faktiskt kan ha fyllt någon funktion. Tyrannosaurus skalle var mycket stor, upp till cirka 1,5... |
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Forrás: Wikipedia. Oldalak: 46. Fejezetek: Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosauridae, Daspletosaurus, Tyrannosauroidea, Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Alioramus, Nanotyrannus, Alectrosaurus, Dryptosaurus, Guanlong, Appalachiosaurus, Dilong, Stokesosaurus, Eotyrannus. Idézet: A Tyrannosaurus, (jelentése 'zsarnokgyík') a theropoda dinoszauruszok egyik neme. A Tyrannosaurus rex faj, melyet gyakran T. rex-ként rövidítenek, az egyik legismertebb dinoszaurusz a populáris kultúrában. Maradványaira a mai Észak-Amerika nyugati részén bukkantak rá, más tyrannosauridákénál nagyobb elterjedési területen, különböző geológiai formációkban, melyek kora a kréta időszak utolsó három millió évére, a körülbelül 68-65 millió évvel ezelőtti maastrichti korszakra tehető; tehát a kréta-tercier kihalási esemény előtt élt utolsó röpképtelen dinoszauruszok kortársa volt. Más tyrannosauridákhoz hasonlóan a Tyrannosaurus is két lábon járó húsevő volt, masszív koponyával, melyet hosszú, nehéz farka tartott egyensúlyban. Hátsó lábai aránylag nagyok és izmosak, a mellsők kicsik, de méretükhöz képest szokatlanul erősek voltak, a két ujj mellett lehetséges, hogy egy elcsökevényesedett harmadikkal is rendelkeztek. Bár más theropodák megközelítik vagy esetleg túl is szárnyalják a Tyrannosaurus méreteit, a tyrannosauridák között ez a legnagyobb ismert nem, és emellett az egyik legnagyobb valaha élt szárazföldi húsevő. Hossza közel 13 méter, a csípőmagassága 4 méter, a tömegét pedig 6,8 tonnára becsülik. Mivel környezetében messze a legnagyobb húsevők közé tartozott, valószínűleg csúcsragadozóként hadrosauridákra és ceratopsiákra vadászott, bár egyes szakértők azt feltételezik, hogy elsősorban dögevő volt. A kérdés, hogy a Tyrannosaurus csúcsragadozó vagy dögevő volt-e, az őslénytan történetének egyik leghosszabb vitáját eredményezte. Több mint 30 példányát azonosították, némelyiket majdnem teljes csontváz alapján. Legalább egy példány esetében lágy szövete... |
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Dieser Inhalt ist eine Zusammensetzung von Artikeln aus der frei verfügbaren Wikipedia-Enzyklopädie. Seiten: 36. Nicht dargestellt. Kapitel: Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Albertosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Alioramus, Proceratosauridae, Bagaraatan, Nanotyrannus, Eotyrannus, Proceratosaurus, Tyrannosauridae, Xiongguanlong, Bistahieversor, Dryptosaurus, Dilong, Aviatyrannis, Alectrosaurus, Aublysodon. Auszug: Tyrannosaurus (Latinisierung von altgriechisch týrannos bzw. lat. tyrannus ‚König, Despot' sowie sauros ‚Eidechse') ist eine Gattung fleischfressender Dinosaurier aus der Gruppe der Coelurosauria. Die einzige allgemein anerkannte Art ist Tyrannosaurus rex, häufig mit T-rex oder T. rex abgekürzt. Diese Art ist als bekanntester Dinosaurier ein fester Bestandteil der Populärkultur. Fossilien des Tyrannosaurus fanden sich in verschiedenen Gesteinsformationen im westlichen Nordamerika, die auf die letzten drei Millionen Jahre der Kreidezeit datieren, also vor etwa 68 bis 65 Millionen Jahren (Maastrichtium). Tyrannosaurus gehörte damit zu den letzten Nichtvogel-Dinosauriern, die bis zum Kreide-Tertiär-Massenaussterben existierten. Wie andere Tyrannosauriden war Tyrannosaurus ein bipeder (zweibeinig laufender) Fleischfresser (Karnivore) mit einem massiven Schädel, welcher durch einen langen, schweren Schwanz ausbalanciert wurde. Im Verhältnis zu den langen und kräftigen Hinterbeinen waren die Arme von Tyrannosaurus rex klein, aber für ihre Größe ungewöhnlich kräftig. Sie zeigten lediglich zwei primäre Finger, obwohl über einen möglichen rudimentären (zurückgebildeten) dritten Finger berichtet wurde. Mit einer Länge von 13 Metern, einer Hüfthöhe von vier Metern und einem Gewicht von bis zu 6,8 Tonnen war es der größte bekannte Tyrannosauride und einer der größten landlebenden Fleischfresser überhaupt, obwohl einige andere Theropoden ähnlich groß oder noch größer waren. Als der bei weitem größte Fleischfresser seines Lebensraums stand Tyrannosaurus vielleicht al... |
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This collective volume presents the current knowledge about the Mesozoic reptiles of Patagonia. This is the first book to ever to examine the Mesozoic era in the English language, and the first in any language to treat it in an entire decade. The contributors cover a great amount of material, describing the phylogenetic relationships among the reptiles, their diversity, evolution, and paleobiology. The Patagonian region had a distinctive fauna, which has become much better known over the last 40 years, sometimes due to amazing discoveries. With copious illustrations, this book provides more than a glimpse of a fascinating, ancient past. |
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With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply demonstrates. Scientists explore such questions as why T. rex had such small forelimbs; how the dinosaur moved; what bone pathologies tell us about life in the Cretaceous; and whether T. rex was a predator, a scavenger, or both. There are reports on newly discovered skeletons, on variation and sexual dimorphism, and how the big beasts chewed. The methods used by the contributors to unlock the mysteries of T. rex range from "old fashioned" stratigraphy to contemporary computer modeling. Together they yield a wealth of new information about one of the dinosaur world's most famous carnivores. An enclosed CD-ROM presents additional photographic and filmed reconstructions of the mighty beast. |
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