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The Unquillosaurus, pronounced as 'Un-kwil-lo-sor-us', is also known as Unquillosaurus ceibalii. The first fossil specimen was found in the Los Blanquitos Formation region at Arroyo-Morterito and it has since been recorded that this dinosaur inhabited present-day Argentina. Not a lot of information is available about this dinosaur, but it is believed that it used to inhabit terrestrial habitats. Reproduction of this dinosaur used to take place sexually where the females used to lay fertilized eggs after the male deposited sperm inside the female body.
As the fossil specimen consisted of only the left pubis, it is quite difficult to determine how this dinosaur looked and also it is difficult to determine the weight of this dinosaur. The average Unquillosaurus size is estimated to be around 6.6-9.8 ft (200-300 cm). There is not a lot of information about what this dinosaur used to eat, but the diet is predicted to be carnivorous. The name Unquillosaurus is known to mean Unquillo river lizard.
It is quite interesting to learn more about this dinosaur and if you are interested, read about Draconyx and Sauropelta too.
Unquillosaurus is pronounced as 'Un-kwil-lo-sor-us'.
The Unquillosaurus was known to be a maniraptoran type of dinosaur.
This dinosaur lived in the Late Cretaceous period.
The exact time period of the extinction of this species is unknown.
This dinosaur used to live in present-day Argentina.
Not much information is available about this dinosaur species and its habitat, but it is believed that it used to inhabit terrestrial habitats.
It is unknown whether the Unquillosaurus was a solitary creature or whether this dinosaur used to live in groups.
The exact lifespan is unknown, but it has been noted that Unquillosaurus lived 83.6-72.1 million years ago.
Reproduction in all dinosaurs took place sexually where the females used to lay fertilized eggs after the male had deposited its sperm inside their bodies.
Not a lot is known about the physical appearance and features of this as the fossil specimen consisted of only the left pubis. However, a Unquillosarus was a maniraptora, a group of avian and non-avian disnosaurs. These dinosaurs are known to have long arms and three-fingered hands. They also had a half moon-shaped bone in their wrist. Also, some maniraptoras had feathers.
The exact number of bones that Unquillosaurus dinosaurs had is not known. The only bone so far that has been discovered is the pubis.
Communication happened through visual and vocal cues through sounds, postures, and gestures.
The evaluated body length of this dinosaur is around 6.6-9.8 ft (200-300 cm).
The moving speed of this dinosaur species is not available.
Based on the fossil specimen found, it is difficult to estimate the weight of this species and the weight is unknown.
Males and females of this species do not have any specific names.
A baby Unquillosaurus can be referred to as a hatchling.
Not a lot is known about the food of this dinosaur, but it is believed that the diet was carnivorous.
Dinosaurs, in general, were considered to be quite aggressive and violent, but to exactly determine the aggressiveness of this species is difficult because only one bone has so far been discovered.
The Unquillosaurus is means 'Unquillo river lizard', derived from the Unquillo River.
The holotype was named PVL 3670-11. It was discovered in the Los Blanquitos Formation region at Arroyo-Morterito and the fossil only consisted of the left pubis.
This specimen was known to be re-studied in 2004 by Federico Agnolin and Fernando Novas.
It is believed that this dinosaur was classified under Carnosauria initially by Powell in 1986.
In 2004, Agnolin and Novas stated that Unquillosaurus belonged to Maniraptora.
The generic name of this dinosaur, Unquillosaurus ceibalii was derived from the river Unquillo and the specific name was kept in reference to the town El Ceibal. A rough translation of the name is 'Unquillo river lizard'.
It is not known who discovered this fossil specimen, but it was described by Jaime Eduardo Powell.
Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created lots of interesting family-friendly dinosaur facts for everyone to discover! Learn more about some other creatures from our Epidendrosaurus facts, or Scansoriopteryx facts for kids.
You can even occupy yourself at home by coloring in one of our free printable Unquillosaurus coloring pages.
Main image by James St. John
Second image by Lewis Kelly
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We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
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