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Attenborosaurus

名字的意思： “Attenborough's lizard”1 2

吃：魚蛇頸龍類侏羅紀早期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Attenborosaurus was a plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived in the sea, not a dinosaur. It had a long neck, a round body, and four flippers to paddle through warm, tropical waters. This animal is named after the famous broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.2

趣味小知識：這種海生爬蟲類在海裡游泳的時候，恐龍正在陸地上走路。大家都叫牠們恐龍，但牠們其實是爬蟲類的另一個分支。

生存年代

200 到 193 百萬年前3

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Dorset, England, along the Jurassic Coast1 2

長度

4.3 m (14 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 29 公里（18 英里）

游泳, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 4 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 24 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 6.2 秒內游完一座大泳池（50 公尺）

Attenborosaurus 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Attenborosaurus 時速約 29 公里 (18 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

The original fossil was destroyed in 1940 during World War II when a bomb hit the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.1 2

A plaster cast of the skeleton was made before the war, and it is now the main specimen at the Natural History Museum in London.1 2

Attenborosaurus lived about 190 million years ago during the Early Jurassic period.2

It was first thought to be a species of Plesiosaurus, but in 1993 paleontologist Robert Bakker gave it its own genus.1 2

Skin impressions found with the bones suggest it had smooth, membranous skin without large scales, which helped it swim faster.1

The species name conybeari honors geologist William Conybeare.1

Attenborosaurus 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Attenborosaurus 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Attenborosaurus 最常被問的問題

?How big was Attenborosaurus?

About 4.3 metres (14 feet) long.1

?What did Attenborosaurus eat?

It ate fish, like most other plesiosaurs.1

?Was Attenborosaurus a dinosaur?

No, it was a marine reptile called a plesiosaur, not a dinosaur.2

?Why is it called Attenborosaurus?

It is named after Sir David Attenborough, the famous broadcaster.1 2

?When did Attenborosaurus live?

It lived about 190 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.2

?Where was Attenborosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in Dorset, England, on the Jurassic Coast.1 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Attenborosaurus
命名者: Bakker 19933
類群: 蛇頸龍類
科 / 演化支: Pliosauridae3
分類: Plesiosauria > Pliosauridae > Sauropterygia3
岩石的年代: 200 到 193 百萬年 (Sinemurian)3
岩層: Charmouth Mudstone3
國家: 英國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
發現: The first fossils were found in Charmouth, Dorset, England in 1880. William Johnson Sollas described them in 1881, naming the animal Plesiosaurus conybeari. In 1993, Robert Bakker renamed it Attenborosaurus after Sir David Attenborough.1 2