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Erlikosaurus

名字的意思： “Erlik's lizard, after the demon king Erlik from Turko-Mongolian mythology”1

吃：植物奇特的羽毛恐龍白堊紀晚期

Erlikosaurus was a feathered dinosaur related to the giant-clawed therizinosaurs. It had a beak at the front of its mouth, but also small cheek teeth. Scientists think it used its beak to snip plants and then chewed with its teeth.1 2

生存年代

94 到 84 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Bayshin Tsav, Bayan Shireh Formation, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia1

長度

3.4 m (11 ft)1 3

體重

150 kg 到 250 kg (331 到 551 lb)1

高度

1.4 m (4.6 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 29 公里（18 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 12 隻狗一樣重

跟 3 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 19 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 12 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Erlikosaurus 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)

Erlikosaurus 時速約 29 公里 (18 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

Erlikosaurus is known from a nearly complete skull, which is one of the most complete therizinosaur skulls ever found.1

Its feet had four toes, with the first toe attached to the ankle. Most theropods have a tiny first toe.1

The name Erlikosaurus comes from Erlik, the king of the dead in Turko-Mongolian mythology.2 1

It lived about 96 to 89 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period.1

Erlikosaurus was a small therizinosaur, about 3.4 metres long and roughly 150 to 250 kilograms.1

Like other therizinosaurs, it probably had feathers, based on fossils of its relatives Beipiaosaurus and Jianchangosaurus.1

The front of its upper and lower jaw had no teeth and was covered by a horny beak, used for biting off plants.2 1

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

?How big was Erlikosaurus?

Erlikosaurus was a small therizinosaur, about 3.4 metres (11 feet) long and weighing between 150 and 250 kilograms (330 to 550 pounds). Some estimates suggest it could have been up to 6 metres (20 feet) long.1 3

?What did Erlikosaurus eat?

Erlikosaurus was an herbivore or omnivore. It used its beak to snip plants and then chewed with its small cheek teeth.1 3

?Did Erlikosaurus have feathers?

Yes, it probably had feathers. This is based on feather impressions found on fossils of its relatives Beipiaosaurus and Jianchangosaurus.1

?When did Erlikosaurus live?

Erlikosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 96 to 89 million years ago.1 3

?Where was Erlikosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia, in the Ömnögovi Province.1

?Is Erlikosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Erlikosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a theropod dinosaur in the family Therizinosauridae.1 3

給恐龍專家

學名: Erlikosaurus
命名者: Barsbold and Perle 19804
類群: 奇特的羽毛恐龍
科 / 演化支: Therizinosauria4
分類: Theropoda > Therizinosauria4
岩石的年代: 94 到 84 百萬年 (Turonian / Santonian)4
岩層: Baynshire4
國家: 蒙古4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: Fossils were found in 1972 during a Soviet-Mongolian expedition in Mongolia. The dinosaur was named by paleontologists Rinchen Barsbold and Altangerel Perle in 1980.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure how big Erlikosaurus really was because only a skull and a few other bones have been found. Different estimates suggest lengths from 3.4 metres up to 6 metres.1