Sunday, January 30, 2011

9 Facts About Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs are
extinct animals survived
more than 700 thousand
years. Recent studies
have said they pounded
the earth became extinct
after a large meteorite.
In addition, there are
interesting facts about
animals that are known
with this jumbo-size
body.

Excerpted from the
pages of The Telegraph,
following nine facts that
need to be there you
know of these ancient
animals:

1. Heaviest dinosaur
This title is given to
Brachiosaurus weighing
80 tons. This is equivalent
to the weight of 17
African elephants.
Brachiosaurus has a
height of 16 meters and
26 meters long. It is the
largest dinosaur skeleton
mounted in the museum.

2. The smallest dinosaur
The smallest adult
dinosaur fossil is a small
bird-hipped plant eaters
like Lesothosaurus. Dino
is just about the size of
chicken. Examples of
smaller fossil ever found,
but it's a baby dinosaur.

3. The smallest dinosaur
eggs
So far, the smallest dino
eggs ever found only
along 3 centimeters (cm).
Researchers do not yet
know which species of
this egg.

4. Smartest Dinosaurs
One of the most
intelligent dino is
Troodon. Everyday,
Troodon other dino hunt.
She has a length of about
2 m with the brain of
birds or mammals today.
He also has arms that
can hold.

5. Dinosaurs stupidest.
There smartest dino,
dino then there is also
the stupidest. This
position is occupied
Stegosaurus that have
the brain of a walnut, is
only 3 cm long with a
weight of 75 grams.

6. Highest Dinosaurs
Highest Dinosaurs are a
group of sauropods
Brachiosaurid. The front
legs are longer than the
hind legs like a giraffe
giving them attitude.
This is combined with a
very long neck, enabling
the group traces the
tallest tree.
Brachiosaurus-dino most
famous of this group has
a higher-up to 13 meters.
Another type,
Sauroposeidon, is
expected to grow to 18.5
m.

7. Fastest runner
Dino fastest is
Dromiceiomimus who
have ostrich-like
expression. He can run at
a speed of 60 km per
hour.

8. The oldest dinosaur
Dino oldest ever found
230 million years old and
was found in
Madagasgar. However,
they have not given an
official name. Before this
Eoraptor, which means
"dawn thief ', has held
titles in 228 million years
old.

9. Longest name
Dinosaurs that have the
longest name is
Micropachycephalosaurus
which means thick-
headed lizard small. This
animal fossils found in
China and named it in
1978 by Chinese
paleontologist.

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