Ankylosaurus: Gepanzerter Gigant mit einer Schwanzkeule wie eine Abrissbirne Nur drei Fossilien. Kein einziger vollständiger Schädel. Und trotzdem kennt fast jeder sein Bild: dick gepanzert, mit einem Schlaghammer am Schwanzende. Ankylosaurus magniventris ist einer der bekanntesten Dinosaurier überhaupt. Und gleichzeitig einer der am schlechtesten belegten. Vieles, was im Netz als „Ankylosaurus“ kursiert, zeigt in Wahrheit…
For half a century, a Camptosaurus skeleton sat in the Carnegie Museum—half-embedded in the rock, largely unnoticed. Only during a renovation did preparators chisel it completely free and discover: This wasn't a known species at all, but an entirely new one. Its later species name aptly means "hidden from view." Profile Characteristic Value…
Few dinosaurs have had such a checkered history as the Brontosaurus. For almost the entire 20th century, experts claimed: This name doesn't even exist. It's just another name for Apatosaurus. Nevertheless, children learned the name Brontosaurus in school, generation after generation. Then, in 2015, came the surprise: A major study proved them right…
Triceratops: Three Horns, One Enigma. A neck frill made of solid bone, three horns, and a skull as big as a small car: The Triceratops is one of the best-known herbivores in dinosaur history – and was also one of the last of its kind. At a glance: Characteristic Value Length up to 9 meters Weight 6–12 tons (estimate) Location North America (v….
Physical characteristics: Talarurus reached a body length of 5 to 6 meters. Estimates of its weight range from 454 to 907 kilograms. Some sources suggest that the animal weighed up to 2.2 tons. Its body was compact and heavily armored. Short limbs supported the torso. Bony plates covered its back. The tail had reinforced vertebrae…
Physical characteristics: Citipes elegans was a small theropod, reaching a body length of 1.1 to 2.1 meters. The dinosaur stood 70 to 82 centimeters tall at the hips and weighed between 10 and 32 kilograms. Locomotion and adaptations: This dinosaur moved on two legs (bipedal locomotion). Its feet exhibited distinctive anatomical features…