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Kholumolumo

名字的意思： “a gigantic reptile from Sotho mythology, sometimes described as a dragon, lizard or crocodile”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍三疊紀晚期

Kholumolumo was a huge, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Lesotho. It was one of the biggest animals of its time, growing up to 9 metres long! Scientists think it walked on two legs and ate plants.1 2

生存年代

227 到 206 百萬年前3

三疊紀晚期

化石發現地

Maphutseng, Lesotho1 3

長度

最多 9 m (30 ft)1 2

體重

1.754 公噸到 3.963 公噸 (3,900 到 8,700 lb)1

高度

2.3 m (7.5 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 22 公里（14 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 2.5 台汽車一樣重

跟 2 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 50 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 200 隻狗一樣重跟 790 顆西瓜一樣重跟 5 整班小學生一樣重跟 9 隻北極熊一樣重能在 16 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Kholumolumo 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)

Kholumolumo 時速約 22 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

Kholumolumo was one of the largest known animals of the Norian stage of the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago.1

Its shinbone is very short and robust, with a circumference that is 53% of its length. That is a higher ratio than in most other early sauropodomorphs.1

The first bones were found in 1930 by a school principal named Samuel Motsoane, but the main discovery was made in 1955 near a trash heap called Thotobolo ea 'Ma-Beata.1

The fossils represent at least five, probably about ten, individual dinosaurs, making it the most complete sauropodomorph from the lower Elliot Formation.1 2

Kholumolumo was originally nicknamed 'Thotobolosaurus' which means 'trash heap lizard' because of where it was found.1

Scientists think Kholumolumo walked on two legs, even though it was very large. This is unusual for such a big animal.1 2

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

?How big was Kholumolumo?

It grew up to 9 metres (30 ft) long. If it walked on two legs, it weighed about 1754 kg; if on all fours, about 3963 kg.1

?What did Kholumolumo eat?

Scientists think it was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. This is based on its close relatives like Sarahsaurus.1

?When did Kholumolumo live?

It lived during the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago, in the Norian stage.1

?Where was Kholumolumo found?

Its fossils were discovered near a trash heap called Thotobolo ea 'Ma-Beata in Maphutseng, Lesotho.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Kholumolumo was a type of dragon or crocodile.

真相： Kholumolumo was a dinosaur, specifically a sauropodomorph, and not a dragon or crocodile. Its name comes from a Sotho myth about a giant reptile.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Kholumolumo
命名者: Peyre de Fabrègues and Allain 20203
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Sauropodomorpha3
分類: Sauropodomorpha3
岩石的年代: 227 到 206 百萬年 (Norian)3
岩層: Elliot3
國家: 賴索托3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: The first bones were found in 1930 by Samuel Motsoane. In 1955, missionaries Paul and François Ellenberger uncovered a bonebed near Maphutseng, Lesotho. The species was formally named Kholumolumo ellenbergerorum in 2020 by Claire Peyre de Fabrègues and Ronan Allain.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Kholumolumo walked on two legs or four legs. The weight estimate changes a lot depending on its posture.1