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Giganotosaurus, a Rare card
Giganotosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina, during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous period, approximately 111 to 106 million years ago.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 164
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 164 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Giganotosaurus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Giganotosaurus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A dentary bone, a tooth, and some tracks, discovered before the ______, were later assigned to this animal.
Answer
holotype. A dentary bone, a tooth, and some tracks, discovered before the holotype, were later assigned to this animal. From the Giganotosaurus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The holotype specimen was discovered in the Candeleros Formation of Patagonia in ____ and is almost 70% complete.
Answer
1990s. The holotype specimen was discovered in the Candeleros Formation of Patagonia in 1993 and is almost 70% complete. From the Giganotosaurus article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The holotype specimen was discovered in the Candeleros Formation of Patagonia in 1993 and is almost 70% complete.
- The animal was named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995, the genus name translates to "giant southern lizard", and the specific name honors the discoverer, Ruben Carolini.
- A dentary bone, a tooth, and some tracks, discovered before the holotype, were later assigned to this animal.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Giganotosaurus article was read about 310,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Giganotosaurus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonathan Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
