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Supersaurus
Supersaurus was a massive plant-eater (herbivore) that lived in the late
Jurassic period
and early
Cretaceous period,
between about
154 and 142 million years ago, in North America.
Supersaurus was around 108 feet (33 meters) to 112 feet (34 meters) long,
and probably weighed something in the region of 35 to 40 tons.
While not nearly as heavy as
Brachiosaurus,
Supersaurus is one of the longest dinosaurs known.
Supersaurus was discovered by Jim Jensen
1979.
At the same time, he also discovered what he believed was a second even
larger dinosaur, which he unofficially named "Ultrasaurus"
(this name was used in some press coverage, but not used in a scientific
publication).
However, when Jensen published his official scientific description of this
second larger dinosaur in
1985,
he found that the name "Ultrasaurus",
had been already used (and thus had priority) as the name of a different
dinosaur discovered by
Haang Mook Kim in
Korea
in 1983.
For a time then, Jensen's second dinosaur then became known as
"Ultrasauros" (note an "o" instead of the final
"u"). Later, however it was found that
Ultrasauros was actually a mix of Supersaurus and
Brachiosaurus
bones. So, today, "Ultrasauros" is considered as a junior synonym
for Supersaurus.
Supersaurus (Ultrasauros) was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 154 to 142 million years ago
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Supersaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Supersaurus:
- Supersaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- Although "Supersaurus" is the correct scientific name of this genus of dinosaur, the name "Ultrasauros" is also sometimes used.
- "Supersaurus" means "super lizard".
- Supersaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Supersaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Supersaurus was a Sauropod - a member of a group of related large quadrupedal herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaur with long necks.
- Supersaurus lived between about 154 million years ago and 142 million years ago, during the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
- Supersaurus lived in North America.
- Supersaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater).
- Supersaurus was about 108 (33 meters) to 112 feet (34 meters) long.
- Supersaurus weighed about 35 to 40 tons.
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Fuente: Wikipedia. Páginas: 25. Capítulos: Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Amphicoelias, Supersaurus, Brachytrachelopan, Amargasaurus, Barosaurus, Suuwassea, Cathartesaura, Nigersaurus, Amazonsaurus, Zapalasaurus, Rebbachisaurus, Dinheirosaurus, Tornieria, Limaysaurus, Eobrontosaurus, Histriasaurus, Australodocus, Dicraeosaurus, Rayososaurus, Cetiosauriscus, Dyslocosaurus, Nopcsaspondylus, Rebbachisauridae, Diplodocidae, Atlantosaurus, Flagellicaudata, Dicraeosauridae, Dystrophaeus. Extracto: Diplodocus (gr. "doble viga") es un género de dinosaurios saurópodos diplodócidos, que vivieron a finales del período Jurásico, hace aproximadamente 150 a 147 millones de años, en el Kimeridgiano y el Titoniano, en lo que hoy es Norteamérica. Los primeros fósiles fueron descubiertos en 1877 por S. W. Williston. El nombre genérico, acuñado por Othniel Charles Marsh en 1878, es la forma en neolatín derivada del griego (diploos) "doble" y (dokos) "viga", en referencia a la forma de los huesos a lo largo de la parte inferior de la cola. Estos huesos se pensaron exclusivos de los Diplodocus, sin embargo, han sido descubiertos en otros miembros de la familia de los diplodócidos y en saropódos no diplodócidos como Mamenchisaurus. Vivió en lo que es hoy el oeste de Norteamérica durante el período Jurásico Superior. El Diplodocus es uno de los más comunes dinosaurios de la parte superior de la Formación Morrison, una secuencia de sedimentos marinos y aluvionales depositados alrededor de 150 a 147 millones de años atrás. La Formación Morrison muestra un ambiente dominado por gigantescos saurópodos como Camarasaurus, Barosaurus, Apatosaurus y Brachiosaurus además del Diplodocus. El Diplodocus está entre los dinosaurios más fácilmente identificables, con su forma clásica, cuello y cola larga y cuatro patas robustas. Durante muchos años, era el dinosaurio más largo conocido. Su gran tamaño pudo haber sido un impedimento a los depredadores Allosaurus y Ceratosaurus cuyos restos se han encontrad... |
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