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Daemonosaurus

名字的意思： “demon lizard”1

吃：肉最早的恐龍三疊紀晚期

Daemonosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived near the end of the Triassic Period. It had a strange skull with big front teeth that made it look a bit scary. It was one of the last early theropods before the Triassic ended.1

生存年代

206 到 201 百萬年前5

三疊紀晚期

化石發現地

Ghost Ranch Quarry, New Mexico, USA5

長度

1.5 到 2.2 m (4.9 到 7.2 ft)2 1

體重

9.1 kg 到 22.7 kg (20 到 50 lb)2

高度

0.59 m (1.9 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 40 公里（25 英里）

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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？

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牠有多重？

跟 6 隻家貓一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 12 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 5 顆西瓜一樣重能在 9 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Daemonosaurus 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)

Daemonosaurus 時速約 40 公里 (25 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

Daemonosaurus had a skull with front teeth that stuck out forward, which is different from many other early theropods.1

It lived about 205 to 201 million years ago, right at the end of the Triassic Period.5

Daemonosaurus was a basal theropod, meaning it was one of the early meat-eating dinosaurs, but it survived until near the end of the Triassic.1

Its fossils were found in the Chinle Formation, a rock layer known for many Triassic animals.1

The name Daemonosaurus means 'demon lizard', which might make it sound scary, but it was probably not very big.1

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

?How big was Daemonosaurus?

It was small. Scientists estimate it was about 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) long, or maybe up to 2.2 metres (7.2 feet) long. These are guesses because only its skull and neck bones were found.3

?What did Daemonosaurus eat?

It was a meat-eater. Its big, fang-like front teeth were good for catching and eating other animals.3 1

?When did Daemonosaurus live?

It lived near the very end of the Triassic Period, about 205 to 201 million years ago, just before the Jurassic Period began.4

?Where was Daemonosaurus found?

Its only fossil was found at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, USA, in a rock layer called the Chinle Formation.3

?Why is it called Daemonosaurus?

The name means demon lizard in Greek. It got that name because it was found at Ghost Ranch, and it had large, prominent front teeth.3 4

?Was Daemonosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It was a basal theropod, which means it was one of the early meat-eating dinosaurs.3 1

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Daemonosaurus was a big, fierce predator like T. rex.

真相： Actually, Daemonosaurus was a small, early theropod, and scientists think it was more closely related to later theropods like Coelophysis than to giant predators.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Daemonosaurus
命名者: Sues et al. 20115
類群: 最早的恐龍
科 / 演化支: Saurischia5
岩石的年代: 206 到 201 百萬年 (Rhaetian)5
岩層: Chinle5
國家: 美國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: Daemonosaurus was named by Hans-Dieter Sues and colleagues in 2011, based on fossils from the Ghost Ranch Quarry in New Mexico.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how Daemonosaurus is related to other early theropods, because it has a mix of features from different groups.1