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Khetranisaurus

名字的意思： “Khetran lizard, honoring the Khetran tribe of Pakistan”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍白堊紀晚期

Khetranisaurus was a long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Pakistan. It belonged to a group of giant sauropods called titanosaurs. Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation, which was formed near the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.5 1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前5

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Barkhan district, Balochistan, Pakistan1

長度

14.2 m (47 ft)2

體重

6.5 公噸 (14,300 lb)2

高度

3.4 m (11 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？

估計值

牠有多重？

跟 4 台汽車一樣重

跟 3 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 79 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一頭大象一樣重跟 1300 顆西瓜一樣重跟 8 整班小學生一樣重跟 14 隻北極熊一樣重能在 21 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Khetranisaurus 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)

Khetranisaurus 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)

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趣味知識

Khetranisaurus was a titanosaur, a type of sauropod dinosaur with a very long neck and a small head.1

Its fossils were found in rocks that are about 72 to 66 million years old, from the very end of the Cretaceous Period.5

The name Khetranisaurus honors the Khetran tribe, a local tribe living in the Koh Sulaiman area of Pakistan.1

Khetranisaurus had a unique feature in its tail bones (caudals): the top of the bone was narrower than the bottom, which is different from many other titanosaurs.1

Only one species of Khetranisaurus is known, called Khetranisaurus barkhani.5 1

The first fossils of Khetranisaurus were reported in 2004 by scientist M. S. Malkani, but the dinosaur was formally described and named in 2021.5 1

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

?How big was Khetranisaurus?

It was a large sauropod, estimated to be about 15 to 20 metres (49 to 66 feet) long.3

?What did Khetranisaurus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Its long neck helped it reach high vegetation.5 3

?When did Khetranisaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 72 to 66 million years ago.5 4

?Where was Khetranisaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in Balochistan, Pakistan, in the Vitakri Formation.5 4

?Is Khetranisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It was a long-necked, plant-eating sauropod from the titanosaur group.4 3

?Why is it called Khetranisaurus?

Its name means 'Khetran lizard' and honors the Khetran tribe from the Barkhan district of Pakistan.4 3

?How fast could Khetranisaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but as a large, heavy sauropod, it probably moved slowly and could not run fast.5

?Was Khetranisaurus bigger than T. rex?

Yes, it was much longer. Khetranisaurus was about 15 to 20 metres long, while T. rex was about 12 metres long.3

給恐龍專家

學名: Khetranisaurus
命名者: Malkani 20045
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Pakisauridae5
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria5
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)5
岩層: Vitakri5
國家: 巴基斯坦5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆5
發現: Khetranisaurus was first reported in a conference in 2004 by M. S. Malkani, but it was not formally described until 2021. The fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in Barkhan district, Balochistan, Pakistan.5 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Khetranisaurus was, because only a few bones have been found so far.5 1