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Gargantuavis

名字的意思： “gargantuan bird”1

吃：肉早期鳥類白堊紀晚期

Gargantuavis was a giant bird that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. It was as big as an ostrich and weighed as much as a large person. It could not fly, but it walked on strong legs.1

生存年代

84 到 66 百萬年前2

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Southern France, northern Spain, and Romania1

體重

141 kg (311 lb)1

最高速度

時速約 50 公里（31 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？

牠有多重？

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Gargantuavis 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)

Gargantuavis 時速約 50 公里 (31 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

Gargantuavis is the largest known bird from the Mesozoic Era, the time of the dinosaurs.1

Its fossils were first found in 1995 near a vineyard in France, so scientists named it philoinos, which means 'one who likes wine'.1

Gargantuavis lived on islands in Europe when the sea level was higher.1

It had a long, slender neck and probably did not have a big head.1

Gargantuavis grew quickly when young, then took at least 10 years to become fully grown.1

It lived alongside meat-eating dinosaurs like abelisaurids and dromaeosaurids.1

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

?Was Gargantuavis a dinosaur?

Yes, Gargantuavis was a bird, and birds are a type of dinosaur called avialan dinosaurs. So it was a dinosaur.1

?How big was Gargantuavis?

Gargantuavis was about the size of a cassowary to an ostrich, and weighed up to 141 kg (311 lb), as heavy as a large adult.1

?Could Gargantuavis fly?

No, Gargantuavis could not fly. Its legs were strong for walking, but it was not built for running fast.1

?What did Gargantuavis eat?

Nobody knows for sure because no skull bones have been found. Scientists are still studying its diet.1

?When did Gargantuavis live?

Gargantuavis lived about 73.5 to 71.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Gargantuavis found?

Its fossils were found in France, Spain, and Romania. The first one was discovered in 1995 near a vineyard in France.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Gargantuavis
命名者: Buffetaut and Le Loeuff 19982
類群: 早期鳥類
科 / 演化支: Gargantuaviidae2
分類: Theropoda > Avialae2
岩石的年代: 84 到 66 百萬年 (Campanian / Maastrichtian)2
岩層: Marnes Rouges Inférieures, Grès à Reptiles, Vitoria2
國家: 法國, 西班牙2
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆2
發現: The first Gargantuavis fossil was found in 1995 in Var, southeastern France. It was named by Eric Buffetaut and Jean Le Loeuff in 1998.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure what Gargantuavis ate because no skull has been found.1