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Germanosaurus

名字的意思： “German lizard”1

吃：魚海生爬蟲類三疊紀中期嚴格來說不是恐龍

Germanosaurus was a marine reptile that swam in warm, shallow seas during the Middle Triassic, about 247 million years ago. It had a long snout and probably used its teeth to catch fish and other slippery prey.1 3

趣味小知識：這種海生爬蟲類在海裡游泳的時候，恐龍正在陸地上走路。大家都叫牠們恐龍，但牠們其實是爬蟲類的另一個分支。

生存年代

247 到 241 百萬年前3

三疊紀中期

化石發現地

Zakrzów, near Gogolin, Upper Silesia, Poland1

長度

2 到 3 m (6.6 到 9.8 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 23 公里（14 英里）

游泳, 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？

跟 3 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 17 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 7.8 秒內游完一座大泳池（50 公尺）

Germanosaurus 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)

Germanosaurus 時速約 23 公里 (14 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

Germanosaurus lived during the early Middle Triassic, about 247 million years ago, in what is now Poland.1

The first fossils of Germanosaurus were found in the Gogolin Formation, which was once a shallow sea.1

The type species, Germanosaurus latissimus, was originally named as a species of Nothosaurus in 1891.1

The original skull of Germanosaurus latissimus was lost, possibly during World War II, so scientists are not sure if it is a valid species.1

Another species, Germanosaurus schafferi, is considered the only valid species because its skull is still preserved.1

Germanosaurus had a constricted snout and a relatively short, broad rostrum, which helped it catch prey.2

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

給恐龍專家

學名: Germanosaurus
命名者: (Nopcsa 1928)3
類群: 海生爬蟲類
科 / 演化支: Nothosauridae3
分類: Sauropterygia3
岩石的年代: 247 到 241 百萬年 ()3
岩層: Gogolin, Wellenkalk3
國家: 波蘭3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
發現: Germanosaurus was named by Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa in 1928. The first species, G. latissimus, was originally described as Nothosaurus latissimus by Gürich in 1891.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Germanosaurus latissimus is a valid species because its only skull was lost. Some think it might be the same as Germanosaurus schafferi.1