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Dracovenator

名字的意思： “dragon hunter”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍侏羅紀早期

Dracovenator was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It was a fast, two-legged hunter with a kink in its upper jaw. Scientists think it hunted big plant-eaters like Massospondylus.1

生存年代

201 到 193 百萬年前4

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Eastern Cape Province, South Africa1

長度

5.5 到 6.5 m (18 到 21 ft)1

體重

250 kg (551 lb)1

高度

1.98 到 2.44 m (6.5 到 8 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 47 公里（29 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？

牠有多重？

跟 12 隻狗一樣重

跟 6 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 36 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 50 顆西瓜一樣重跟 13 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 8 個小學生一樣重能在 7.7 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Dracovenator 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)

Dracovenator 時速約 47 公里 (29 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

Dracovenator had a kink in its upper jaw, between the maxilla and the premaxilla, similar to Dilophosaurus.1

The back of its lower jaw had lumps and bumps, a feature also seen in Dilophosaurus but smaller.1

The only fossils found so far are a partial skull and some jaw bones. The original skull was lost after being stored at a university.1

Dracovenator lived during the Early Jurassic, about 201 to 199 million years ago.1

Its name comes from the Drakensberg mountains, which means 'Dragon's Mountain' in Dutch.1

The species name regenti honors Regent 'Lucas' Huma, the field assistant who helped discover the fossils.1

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

?How big was Dracovenator?

About 5.5 to 6.5 metres (18 to 21 feet) long and weighed around 250 kilograms (550 pounds). Some footprints suggest it might have been up to 9 metres (30 feet) long, but that is not certain.1

?What did Dracovenator eat?

It was a meat-eater that hunted big plant-eating dinosaurs like Massospondylus.1

?When did Dracovenator live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 201 to 199 million years ago.1

?Where was Dracovenator found?

Its fossils were discovered in the Upper Drumbo Farm area of the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.1

?Is Dracovenator related to Dilophosaurus?

Yes, scientists think Dracovenator was closely related to Dilophosaurus and another dinosaur called Zupaysaurus.1

?Why is it called Dracovenator?

Its name means 'dragon hunter' in Latin, because it was found near the Drakensberg mountains, which are called 'Dragon's Mountain' in Dutch.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Dracovenator
命名者: Yates 20054
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Neotheropoda4
分類: Theropoda4
岩石的年代: 201 到 193 百萬年 (Hettangian / Sinemurian)4
岩層: Elliot4
國家: 南非4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆4
發現: Dracovenator was named by Adam M. Yates in 2005. The first fossils were found by James Kitching and Regent Huma at Upper Drumbo Farm in South Africa.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how Dracovenator is related to other early theropods. Some studies place it close to Dilophosaurus, but the evidence is not strong.2