Irritator
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<dinofyi-dinosaur slug="irritator"></dinofyi-dinosaur>Irritator gets its unusual name because paleontologists were irritated that the fossil skull had been artificially altered by commercial fossil dealers before scientific study. It is an important South American spinosaurid.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Human Scale |
|---|---|---|
| الطول | 8.0 m | roughly the length of a large SUV |
| Height | 2.5 m | — |
| الوزن | 1.0 t | comparable to 1.0 small cars |
Diet & Feeding
Irritator was a fish-eating dinosaur. Piscivores typically lived near water sources and had specialized adaptations such as elongated snouts and conical teeth for catching fish.
Time Period
Irritator lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.
The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.
Discovery & Naming
| سُمي بواسطة | David Martill et al. |
| سنة الاكتشاف | 1996 |
| موقع الاكتشاف | Santana Formation, Brazil |
التصنيف
Spine lizards
Large theropods with elongated snouts and conical teeth adapted for catching fish. Spinosaurus is the largest known predatory dinosaur, estimated at 15-18 meters long.
Size Comparison
At 8,0 meters long and 1000,0 kg, Irritator was roughly the length of a large SUV and comparable to 1.0 small cars.
Other dinosaurs from the same period:
Quick Facts
| التصنيف | Spinosauridae |
| الحقبة الجيولوجية | Cretaceous Early |
| النظام الغذائي | Piscivore |
| الحجم | 8.0m long, 2.5m tall, 1.0t |
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