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Lepidocheirosaurus

名字的意思： “scaly hand lizard”1

Lepidocheirosaurus was a small, fast dinosaur that lived near water. It had scales on its hands and tail, and scientists think it may have waded in shallow water to catch small prey.2

生存年代

168 到 165 百萬年前3

侏羅紀中期

化石發現地

Kulinda locality, Transbaikal Area, Russia1 2

長度

1 到 10 m (3.3 到 33 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 66 公里（41 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？

跟 2 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 56 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 5.5 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Lepidocheirosaurus 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)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

Lepidocheirosaurus 時速約 66 公里 (41 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

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趣味知識

Lepidocheirosaurus is one of the oldest known ornithomimosaurs, living about 168 to 165 million years ago.1

Its fossils include hand bones, tail vertebrae, and imprints of horn scales.2

The scales on its hands and tail were shaped like crescents and tightly connected.1

Scientists think it may have waded in water to hunt for small prey.2

It is closely related to Nqwebasaurus from South Africa.2

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

?How big was Lepidocheirosaurus?

It was a small dinosaur, with an adult length between 1 and 10 metres, but probably on the smaller end of that range.3

?What did Lepidocheirosaurus eat?

It was an herbivore or omnivore, and scientists think it waded in shallow water to catch small prey.3 2

?Did Lepidocheirosaurus have feathers?

No, it had scales on its hands and tail, not feathers. The scales were crescent-shaped and tightly connected.2

?When did Lepidocheirosaurus live?

It lived about 168 to 165 million years ago, during the Middle Jurassic period.3

?Is Lepidocheirosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Ornithomimosauria, which are theropod dinosaurs.3

?Could Lepidocheirosaurus swim?

Scientists think it may have waded in shallow water to hunt, but there is no evidence it could swim.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Lepidocheirosaurus
命名者: Alifanov and Saveliev 20153
類群: 似鳥龍類
科 / 演化支: Nqwebasauridae3
分類: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
岩石的年代: 168 到 165 百萬年 (Bathonian)3
岩層: Ukureyskaya3
國家: 俄羅斯3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Lepidocheirosaurus was named by Vladimir Alifanov and Sergey Saveliev in 2015 based on fossils from the Kulinda locality in Russia.1 2
仍有爭議: Some scientists think Lepidocheirosaurus might actually be the same animal as Kulindadromeus, but others disagree.1