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Australovenator

名字的意思： “southern hunter”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍白堊紀早期到白堊紀晚期

Australovenator was a fast, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in Australia during the Late Cretaceous. It had long arms with big claws and was one of the most complete predatory dinosaurs found on that continent. Scientists sometimes call it the 'cheetah of its time' because it could run fast.1 2

生存年代

126 到 90 百萬年前5

白堊紀早期到白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Queensland, Australia, in the Winton Formation1 2

長度

6 m (20 ft)1 2

體重

310 kg 到 500 kg (683 到 1,100 lb)1 2

高度

1.6 到 2 m (5.2 到 6.6 ft)1 4

最高速度

時速約 48 公里（30 英里）

跑步: Australian Age of Dinosaurs (via Wikipedia)

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？

牠有多重？

跟 25 隻狗一樣重

跟 6 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 33 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 100 顆西瓜一樣重跟 26 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 16 個小學生一樣重能在 7.5 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Australovenator 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)

Australovenator 時速約 48 公里 (30 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)

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趣味知識

Australovenator is the most complete predatory dinosaur ever found in Australia.2

Its fossils were discovered mixed with the bones of a sauropod dinosaur called Diamantinasaurus.1

It had long, S-shaped upper arm bones and huge curved claws on its hands.1

Scientists think Australovenator could run at speeds up to 48 km/h (30 mph).2

Its lower jaw was lightly built and held 19 teeth on each side.1

Australovenator lived about 95 million years ago during the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous.1

Some fragmentary fossils from the Eumeralla and Wonthaggi Formations may also belong to Australovenator.1 3

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

?How big was Australovenator?

Australovenator was about 6 metres long and weighed between 310 and 500 kilograms.1

?What did Australovenator eat?

Australovenator was a meat-eater that likely hunted other dinosaurs and animals. Its fossils were found with bones of sauropods, crocodiles, turtles, and fish.4

?How fast could Australovenator run?

Scientists think Australovenator could run up to 48 km/h, which is why it is sometimes called the cheetah of its time.1

?Did Australovenator have feathers?

The sources do not mention feathers on Australovenator. It is not known for sure, but many theropod dinosaurs had feathers, so it is possible.1

?When did Australovenator live?

Australovenator lived about 95 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, in the Cenomanian stage.1

?Where was Australovenator found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Winton Formation in Queensland, Australia, at a site called the 'Matilda Site' near Elderslie Station.1

?Is Australovenator a dinosaur?

Yes, Australovenator is a dinosaur. It is a theropod dinosaur, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs that walked on two legs.1

?How many teeth did Australovenator have?

Australovenator had 19 teeth on each side of its lower jaw, for a total of at least 38 teeth in its lower jaws. It also had more teeth in its upper jaw, but the skull is not known.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Australovenator
命名者: Hocknull et al. 20095
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Megaraptoridae5
分類: Theropoda > Megaraptora5
岩石的年代: 126 到 90 百萬年 (Barremian / Turonian)5
岩層: Winton, "Wonthaggi", Eumeralla5
國家: 澳洲5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆5
發現: Australovenator was named and described by Australian paleontologist Scott Hocknull and his team in 2009. The fossils were found in 2006 at Elderslie Station in Queensland, Australia.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Australovenator was more closely related to dinosaurs like Fukuiraptor or to other megaraptorids.2