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Texasetes pleurohalio is a species of nodosaurid ankylosaur that lived around 100 million years ago during the Lower Cretaceous period. Their name literally means 'texas resident'. The fossils of the dinosaur were found in Tarrant County, Texas, North America. According to a scientific paper or two, based on the findings, it's known that this was a herbivore species.

Fun Texasetes Facts For Kids


What did they prey on?

Unknown

What did they eat?

Herbivore

Average litter size?

Unknown

How much did they weigh?

441 lb (200 kg)

How long were they?

8-10 ft (2.5-3 m)

How tall were they?

Unknown


What did they look like?

Large body with spikes, and bony plates

Skin Type

Spikes

What were their main threats?

Predators

Where were they found?

Near Tarrant County, Texas, North America

Locations

Texas, North America

Kingdom

Animalia

Genus

Texasetes

Class

Reptilia

Family

Nodosauridae

Scientific Name

Texasetes pleurohalio


How scary were they?

5

How loud were they?

3

How intelligent were they?

3

Texasetes Interesting Facts

How do you pronounce 'Texasetes'?

The pronunciation is 'T‬ex-a-set-ees', and the name means 'Texas resident'.

What type of dinosaur was a Texasetes?

Texasetes was a species of nodosaurid ankylosaur.

In which geological period did the Texasetes roam the Earth?

Texasetes roamed the Earth during the Lower Cretaceous period and Late Albian age.

When did Texasetes become Extinct?

It's not known when exactly Texasetes became Extinct. However, they lived during the late Albian age in the middle of the Lower Cretaceous period, so they probably went Extinct around 100 million years ago.

Where did a Texasetes live?

The only single Texasetes specimen that was found by paleontologists was discovered from the Paw Paw Formation, near Tarrant County of Texas. Hence, Texasetes probably lived in Texas in North America.

What was Texasetes' habitat?

The Texasetes lived on land during the Late Albian age in the middle of the Lower Cretaceous period.

Who did Texasetes live with?

It's not known whether Texasetes were solitary dinosaurs or lived in groups.

How long did a Texasetes live?

It's not known how long Texasetes lived, but ankylosaurian dinosaurs, in general, lived for about 70-80 years. It can be assumed that Texasetes also had a similar lifespan.

How did they reproduce?

Texasetes were oviparous in nature. This means that they laid eggs that hatched a certain time later, and their young ones were born.

Texasetes Fun Facts

What did a Texasetes look like?

Similar to other ankylosaurian dinosaurs, Texasetes of the Cretaceous age also had large, heavy bodies. Their back was covered with spikes and thick bony plates. These plates and spikes continued to their long tail. They were quadrupedal. It is not known how strong their teeth were, how colorful they were, or if they had a tendency to bite.

Texasetes lived in the middle of the Lower Cretaceous period.

How many bones did a Texasetes have?

Due to only one specimen of this nodosaurid ankylosaur being found by paleontologists in Texas, which is why their name also means 'Texas resident', their total bone number is not known.

How did they communicate?

It's not known how Texasetes communicated.

How big was a Texasetes?

Texasetes could grow up about 8-10 ft (2.5-3 m) in length. They were about half the size of Euoplocephalus who were about 18 ft (5.5 m) in length.

How fast could a Texasetes move?

Texasetes of the Cretaceous period had a large body, and they were also quadrupedal. Scientists have figured out that these features led to a slow pace of Texasetes. They could not move fast or far.

How much did a Texasetes weigh?

Texasetes weighed about 441 lb (200 kg) on average.

What were the male and female names of the species?

There are no different names for males and females of the dinosaur.

What would you call a baby Texasetes?

A baby Texasetes was called a juvenile.

What did they eat?

Texasetes were herbivore dinosaurs, which means that they only fed on different kinds of plant materials.

How aggressive were they?

It's not known whether Texasetes was aggressive or not. However, we can easily assume that they became aggressive if they ever felt threatened.

Did You Know...

The holotype of the Texasetes fossils that was described by scientists was based on a tooth, osteoderms, partial fragments of hind and forelimbs, a skull fragment, vertebrae, and partial bones of pelvis and scapulocoracoid. It is said to possess a distinct prespinous fossa, and acromion.

 

*We've been unable to source an image of Texasetes and have used an image of Ankylosaurus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Texasetes, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].

**We've been unable to source an image of Texasetes and have used an image of Nodosaurus instead. If you are able to provide us with a royalty-free image of Texasetes, we would be happy to credit you. Please contact us at [email protected].

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Moumita Dutta

Moumita is a multilingual content writer and editor. She has a PostGraduate Diploma in sports management, which enhanced her sports journalism skills, as well as a degree in journalism and mass communication. She's good at writing about sports and sporting heroes. Moumita has worked with many soccer teams and produced match reports, and sports is her primary passion.

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