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Damalasaurus

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Damalasaurus was a giant, long-necked dinosaur that munched on plants during the Early Jurassic Period, about 200 to 175 million years ago. Its fossils were found in what is now China, and scientists think it was a kind of sauropod, a group known for their huge size and long tails.7

生存年代

201 到 175 百萬年前7

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

China (Xizang region)1

長度

10 到 100 m (33 到 328 ft)1

體重

8.5 公噸 (18,700 lb)4

高度

4.6 m (15 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 16 公里（10 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？

牠有多重？

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跟 22 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 560 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 1.5 頭大象一樣重跟 1700 顆西瓜一樣重跟 11 整班小學生一樣重跟 19 隻北極熊一樣重高到能從 2 樓的窗戶往裡看能在 22 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Damalasaurus 跟「你」比起來有多大？

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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)

Damalasaurus 時速約 16 公里 (10 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

Damalasaurus was named by Chinese paleontologist Zhao Xijin in 1985.2

Its only known species is Damalasaurus magnus, and it is classified as a sauropod dinosaur.7

Damalasaurus lived during the Early Jurassic Period, between 201 and 175 million years ago.1

Fossils of Damalasaurus have only been found in the Changdu area of Tibet, China.7

Like other sauropods, Damalasaurus was a ground-dwelling herbivore that probably laid eggs.1

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

?How big was Damalasaurus?

It is estimated to have been about 15 metres long, based on a dorsal rib that is about 1.2 metres long.5

?Is Damalasaurus a real dinosaur?

It is considered a nomen nudum (a naked name) because it was never formally described, so it is not a valid dinosaur genus.6

?What did Damalasaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, eating plants, as shown by its classification as a sauropod.7

?When did Damalasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 200 to 175 million years ago.7

?Where was Damalasaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Changdu area of Tibet, China.7

?Was Damalasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is classified as a sauropod dinosaur.7

?Why is Damalasaurus called a nomen nudum?

Because the name was published without a proper scientific description, so it is not officially recognized.6

?Could Damalasaurus swim?

There is no information about its swimming ability, but as a ground-dwelling sauropod, it probably lived on land.7

給恐龍專家

學名: Damalasaurus
命名者: Zhao 19857
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Sauropoda7
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda7
岩石的年代: 201 到 175 百萬年 (Hettangian / Toarcian)7
國家: 中國7
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆7
發現: Damalasaurus was discovered and named by Chinese scientist Zhao Xijin in 1985, based on fossils found in Tibet, China.2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Damalasaurus was, because only a few bones have been found. It might have been anywhere from 10 to over 30 meters long.1