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Gargoyleosaurus

名字的意思： “gargoyle lizard”1

吃：植物甲龍類侏羅紀晚期

Gargoyleosaurus was an armoured dinosaur that looked like a walking tank. It had bony plates and spikes all over its body to protect it from hungry predators. This dinosaur lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 142 million years ago.1

生存年代

152 到 145 百萬年前4

侏羅紀晚期

化石發現地

Wyoming, USA4 2

長度

4 m (13 ft)1

體重

300 kg 到 754 kg (661 到 1,700 lb)3

高度

1.2 m (3.9 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 21 公里（13 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 38 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 22 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 150 顆西瓜一樣重跟 40 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 24 個小學生一樣重能在 17 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Gargoyleosaurus 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)

Gargoyleosaurus 時速約 21 公里 (13 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

Gargoyleosaurus is one of the earliest known armoured dinosaurs, living during the Late Jurassic period.2

Its skull was covered in bony armour that was fused to the bone, making its head very tough.2

Scientists found a nearly complete skull and parts of the skeleton with the bones still joined together as they were in life.1

Gargoyleosaurus had features of both ankylosaurid and nodosaurid dinosaurs, which suggests all armoured dinosaurs came from a single ancestor.2

It was about 4 metres (13 feet) long, roughly the size of a small car.1

The name Gargoyleosaurus means 'gargoyle lizard', because its bumpy, spiky head reminded scientists of the stone gargoyles on old buildings.1

Gargoyleosaurus 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Gargoyleosaurus 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。

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關於 Gargoyleosaurus 最常被問的問題

?How big was Gargoyleosaurus?

It was a relatively small ankylosaur, reaching about 3 to 3.5 metres (9.8 to 11.5 feet) in length and weighing between 300 and 754 kilograms (661 to 1662 pounds).3

?What did Gargoyleosaurus eat?

It was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants.1

?When did Gargoyleosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 154 to 142 million years ago.1

?Where was Gargoyleosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in Wyoming, USA, in the Morrison Formation.3

?Why is it called Gargoyleosaurus?

Its name means 'gargoyle lizard' because its bumpy, spiky head reminded scientists of the stone gargoyles on old buildings.1

?Was Gargoyleosaurus an armoured dinosaur?

Yes, it was an armoured dinosaur with bony plates and spikes all over its body for protection.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Gargoyleosaurus
命名者: Carpenter et al. 19984
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Nodosauridae4
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora4
岩石的年代: 152 到 145 百萬年 (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)4
岩層: Morrison4
國家: 美國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: Gargoyleosaurus was named by Kenneth Carpenter, Clifford Miles, and Karen Cloward in 1998. The fossils were found in the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, USA.4 2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating whether Gargoyleosaurus belongs to the ankylosaurid family or the nodosaurid family, because it has traits of both groups.2