恐龍卡第 0197 張，共 2 027 張

Augustynolophus

名字的意思： “Augustyn's crest”1

吃：植物鴨嘴龍類白堊紀晚期

Augustynolophus was a duck-billed dinosaur that lived right at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. It had a solid, bony crest on its head shaped like a triangle. This plant-eater is one of the last non-bird dinosaurs known before the big extinction.1 2

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前5

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Moreno Formation, California, USA1 5

長度

8 m (26 ft)1

體重

3 公噸 (6,600 lb)1

高度

2.9 m (9.5 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 24 公里（15 英里）

跑步, 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？

牠有多高？

估計值

牠有多重？

跟 2 台汽車一樣重

跟 8 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 44 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 150 隻狗一樣重跟 600 顆西瓜一樣重跟 4 整班小學生一樣重跟 7 隻北極熊一樣重能在 15 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Augustynolophus 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)

Augustynolophus 時速約 24 公里 (15 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

Augustynolophus is the official state dinosaur of California, chosen in 2017.1

Only two specimens of Augustynolophus have been found, both in California. One might be a juvenile because it is smaller.1

Its solid nasal crest was a long triangular plate that stuck up above its skull. The crest had a knob at the tip that curved forward.2

Augustynolophus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, during the very end of the Cretaceous Period.1

It shared its home with many marine animals like mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and sea turtles, because California was mostly underwater at that time.1

This dinosaur was originally named Saurolophus morrisi in 2013, but scientists later gave it its own genus because its skull was very different from other saurolophins.1 2

Augustynolophus 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Augustynolophus 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 Augustynolophus 最常被問的問題

?How big was Augustynolophus?

Augustynolophus was about 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 3 metric tons (3.3 short tons).3

?What did Augustynolophus eat?

Augustynolophus was a plant-eater. It had a duck-shaped bill and could chew its food, which was special for a dinosaur.3

?When did Augustynolophus live?

Augustynolophus lived about 70 to 66 million years ago, right at the very end of the Age of Dinosaurs.3

?Where was Augustynolophus found?

Both known fossils of Augustynolophus were found in California, one in Fresno County and one in San Benito County.4

?Why did Augustynolophus have a crest?

Augustynolophus had a solid triangular crest on its head made of bone. Scientists think it was used for display, but they are not completely sure.2

?Is Augustynolophus a dinosaur?

Yes, Augustynolophus is a dinosaur. It is a duck-billed hadrosaur from the group Ornithischia.3

給恐龍專家

學名: Augustynolophus
命名者: Prieto-Márquez et al. 20155
類群: 鴨嘴龍類
科 / 演化支: Hadrosauridae5
分類: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia > Hadrosauridae5
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)5
岩層: Moreno5
國家: 美國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆5
發現: The first specimen was dug up in 1943 in California. It was named Saurolophus morrisi in 2013, and then renamed Augustynolophus morrisi in 2014 by a team including Albert Prieto-Márquez.1 5
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how the solid crest on its head was used, whether for display, recognition, or something else.2