恐龍卡第 0416 張，共 2 027 張

Chuanqilong

名字的意思： “legendary dragon”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀早期

Chuanqilong was an armoured dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had a triangular skull and its body was covered in bony plates and small knobs for protection. Scientists think it was a young animal, so a full-grown Chuanqilong might have been even bigger.1 2

生存年代

121 到 113 百萬年前5

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Baishizui Village, Lingyuan City, Liaoning Province, China2

長度

4.5 m (15 ft)1 2

最高速度

時速約 15 公里（9 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？

跟 4 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 25 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 24 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Chuanqilong 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)

Chuanqilong 時速約 15 公里 (9 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

Chuanqilong is known from a nearly complete skeleton, missing only the tip of its tail.2

Unlike many later armoured dinosaurs, Chuanqilong did not have a club at the end of its tail.1

The fossil was found in the Jiufotang Formation, which is about 121 to 113 million years old.3

Chuanqilong was a medium-sized ankylosaur, measuring about 4.5 metres (14.8 feet) long as a juvenile.1

Its neck was protected by special bands of bony plates called cervical half rings.1

Chuanqilong shares many similarities with another Chinese ankylosaur called Liaoningosaurus, and scientists think they might be closely related.1 2

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

?How big was Chuanqilong?

As a juvenile, Chuanqilong was about 4.5 metres (14.8 feet) long. Scientists think a full-grown adult might have been even bigger, possibly as large as 8 metres (26 feet).1 4

?Did Chuanqilong have a tail club?

No, Chuanqilong did not have a club at the end of its tail. Unlike many later armoured dinosaurs, its tail lacked this feature.1

?What did Chuanqilong eat?

Chuanqilong was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Like other ankylosaurs, it had teeth suited for chewing vegetation.1 2

?When did Chuanqilong live?

Chuanqilong lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 124 to 121 million years ago.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Chuanqilong
命名者: Han et al. 20145
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Ankylosauridae5
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora5
岩石的年代: 121 到 113 百萬年 (Aptian)5
岩層: Jiufotang5
國家: 中國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: Chuanqilong was named in 2014 by Fenglu Han and colleagues based on a nearly complete skeleton found by local farmers in Liaoning, China. The name means 'legendary dragon' in Chinese.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Chuanqilong is actually a young Liaoningosaurus or a separate species, because the only known specimen is a juvenile.1