恐龍卡第 0537 張，共 2 027 張

Dracopelta

名字的意思： “dragon shield”1

吃：植物甲龍類侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期

Dracopelta was a small, armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now Portugal. Its back was covered in bony plates and spikes to protect it from hungry predators.1 2

生存年代

145 到 143 百萬年前5

侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Lourinhã Formation, Portugal1 2

長度

1 到 2 m (3.3 到 6.6 ft)3

體重

180 kg 到 300 kg (397 到 661 lb)1 4

高度

0.67 m (2.2 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 15 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 11 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 60 顆西瓜一樣重跟 16 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 9 個小學生一樣重能在 15 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Dracopelta 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)

Dracopelta 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

Dracopelta was one of the earliest armoured dinosaurs, living about 150 million years ago.1

Its name means 'dragon shield' because of the bony plates that covered its back.1

The only known fossil was found in 1964 during road construction near Praia da Assenta Sul, Portugal.2

Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracopelta is related to other armoured dinosaurs. Some think it might be a nodosaurid, while others say it is too incomplete to tell.3 2

The fossil includes ribs, armour plates, and parts of the back leg, but no skull has been found.2

Dracopelta lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants.2

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

?How big was Dracopelta?

Scientists estimate Dracopelta was about 3 metres (9.8 feet) long and weighed around 300 kilograms (660 pounds). Another estimate suggests it could have been 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long.1

?When did Dracopelta live?

Dracopelta lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 to 145 million years ago.1

?What did Dracopelta eat?

The sources do not say exactly what Dracopelta ate, but it was an armoured dinosaur (ankylosaur) that lived in a warm, river environment with lots of plants, so it likely ate plants.1

?Was Dracopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Dracopelta was a dinosaur. It was an ankylosaurian dinosaur, a type of armoured dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Dracopelta
命名者: Galton 19805
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Ankylosauria5
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Thyreophora5
岩石的年代: 145 到 143 百萬年 (Tithonian)5
岩層: Freixial5
國家: 葡萄牙5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: The fossil was found in early 1964 by Leonel Trindade during road works near Barril, Portugal. Georges Zbyszewski and Octávio da Veiga Ferreira dug it out on December 22, 1964. Peter Galton named it Dracopelta zbyszewskii in 1980.2
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Dracopelta is a valid genus or a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because the fossil is so incomplete.3 2