How big was Ozraptor?
The specimen is 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long and 4 centimetres (1.6 in) wide at the lower end. From these measurements, a total length for the shinbone was estimated of about 17 to 20 centimetres (6.7 to 7.9 in) and for the animal as a whole of about 2 metres (6.6 ft).
Did T. rex live in Australia?
Rex lived only in North America and Asia. Scientists have recently discovered a hip bone belonging to an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex. They found it at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria, Australia.
What extinct animals lived in Antarctica?
Pages in category “Extinct animals of Antarctica”
- Acanthodiscus.
- Actinoceramus.
- Antarctodon.
- Antarctosuchus.
- Archaeospheniscus lopdelli.
- Australodelphis.
What kind of dinosaur was the Ozraptor from?
Ozraptor, meaning: (“Australian thief”) was an abelisaurian dinosaur that lived during the Middle Jurassic period of Australia. Only known from one partial leg bone, Ozraptor is difficult to classify. When first discovered in 1967, the bone was thought to belong to a turtle.
How big was the Ozraptor on the family tree?
It has proven quite difficult to determine the place of Ozraptor on the theropod family tree, let alone how big it was or what it looked like. It was presumably bipedal, like all theropods, and ranged from 2–3m long.
How big is the shinbone of the Ozraptor?
Together with Rhoetosaurus, Ozraptor is among the oldest known Australian dinosaurs. The specimen is eight centimetres long and four centimetres wide at the lower end. From this a total length for the shinbone was estimated of about seventeen to twenty centimetres and for the animal as a whole of about two metres.
Where was the Ozraptor subotaii found in Australia?
Found near Geraldton, Western Australia, in 1966, by four year 12 Scotch College school boys (Steven Hincliffe, Peter Peebles, Robert Coldwell and Trevor Robinson).