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Gobisaurus

名字的意思： “Gobi Desert lizard”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀早期

Gobisaurus was a big, armoured dinosaur that munched on plants. It had a wide, bony skull and a tail that could be stiff at the end, like a handle. It lived in what is now China during the Early Cretaceous period.1 3

生存年代

121 到 100 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Inner Mongolia, China (Gobi Desert)1 3

長度

5 m (16 ft)2

高度

1.5 m (4.9 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 17 公里（11 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？

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跟 5 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 28 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 21 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Gobisaurus 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)

Gobisaurus 時速約 17 公里 (11 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

Gobisaurus had a skull that was 46 centimetres (18 inches) long and almost as wide, giving it a very broad, kite-shaped head.1

Its fossils were first discovered during a joint Soviet-Chinese expedition in the 1950s, but the skull was not studied until the 1990s.1

Gobisaurus is closely related to another ankylosaur called Shamosaurus, and they share many skull features like large oval eye sockets and nostrils.1

Some scientists think that another dinosaur named Zhongyuansaurus might actually be the same species as Gobisaurus.1

Unlike many later ankylosaurs, Gobisaurus did not have a bony club at the tip of its tail, but its tail vertebrae did lock together near the end.1

Gobisaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous, about 121 to 99 million years ago.2 3

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

?How big was Gobisaurus?

About 5 metres (16 feet) long. That is based on the size of its skull, which was 46 centimetres (18 inches) long and almost as wide.2 1

?What did Gobisaurus eat?

It ate plants. Gobisaurus was an herbivorous dinosaur that munched on vegetation.2 1

?Did Gobisaurus have a tail club?

No, it did not have a bony club at the tip of its tail. Its tail vertebrae did lock together near the end, making it stiff, but there was no club knob.1

?When did Gobisaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 121 to 99 million years ago.2 1

?Where was Gobisaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Gobi Desert in Inner Mongolia, China.2 1

?Is Gobisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Ankylosauria, which are armoured dinosaurs.2 1

?How did Gobisaurus get its name?

Its name means 'Gobi lizard', because it was found in the Gobi Desert. The species name 'domoculus' means 'hidden from view' in Latin, because its fossils were overlooked for 30 years.1

?Was Gobisaurus bigger than a person?

Yes, it was about 5 metres (16 feet) long, which is much longer than a person is tall.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Gobisaurus
命名者: Vickaryous et al. 20013
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Ankylosauridae3
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora3
岩石的年代: 121 到 100 百萬年 (Aptian / Albian)3
岩層: Miaogou, Haoling3
國家: 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
又名: Zhongyuansaurus （舊名稱現在也算作同一種動物）3
發現: Gobisaurus was named in 2001 by Matthew Vickaryous, Anthony Russell, Philip Currie and Zhao Xijin. The skull was found in the Gobi Desert of Inner Mongolia and had been overlooked for decades.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how old the Gobisaurus fossils are. Some studies suggest they are from the Barremian to Albian stages (about 125 to 100 million years ago), while others think they might be from the Turonian stage (about 90 million years ago).1