Adasaurus
Adasaurus mongoliensis
Adasaurus foi um dromeossaurídeo carnívoro do Cretáceo, descrito por Rinchen Barsbold. Viveu há aproximadamente 70 milhões de anos, na região do que hoje é Mongólia. Medindo de 1.8 m, pesando 10 kg, era um representante característico da fauna mesozoica.
Adasaurus ( AH-də-SOR-əs; meaning "evil lizard") is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. The genus is known from two partial specimens found in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia that were partially described in 1983 by the paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold.
Adasaurus was a large dromaeosaurid that was about 2.39–3.5 m (7.8–11.5 ft) long weighing 36.4–87 kg (80–192 lb). Unlike other dromaeosaurids, Adasaurus developed a rather small and blunt sickle claw that likely had a reduced use, and a recurved lacrimal bone; this latter trait is also shared with Austroraptor. Though reduced, the sickle claw retained the characteristic rounded articulation of most dromaeosaurids.
Adasaurus was originally regarded as a dromaeosaurine by Barsbold, a group that includes robust dromaeosaurs with deep jaws. Revisions made to the specimens have shown that this dromaeosaurid belongs to the Velociraptorinae, composed of more lightly-built animals like Velociraptor.
- Família
- Dromaeosauridae
- Ordem
- Saurischia
- Período
- Cretaceous (70 Ma)
- Dieta
- Carnivore
- Comprimento
- 1.8 m
- Peso
- 10 kg
Fatos científicos
- Com apenas 1.8 m, era considerado um dinossauro de pequeno porte
- Possuía garras falciformes retráteis usadas para imobilizar presas — não para cortar
- Seus fósseis foram encontrados na região de Mongólia, contribuindo para o entendimento da fauna cretáceo local
- Foi descrito cientificamente por Rinchen Barsbold, contribuindo para o entendimento da diversidade dinossauriana