恐龍卡第 1096 張，共 2 027 張

Luoyanggia

名字的意思： “from Luoyang”1

吃：每樣都來一點奇特的羽毛恐龍白堊紀早期

Luoyanggia was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had a beak and probably ate both plants and small animals, like a modern-day raccoon. This speedy little dinosaur was only about as long as a bicycle!1 3

生存年代

121 到 100 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Ruyang Basin, Henan Province, central China1 3

長度

1.2 到 1.5 m (3.9 到 4.9 ft)1

體重

2.27 kg 到 9.1 kg (5 到 20 lb)1

高度

0.62 m (2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 29 公里（18 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 隻家貓一樣重

跟 3 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 8 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 76 根香蕉一樣重能在 12 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Luoyanggia 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)

Luoyanggia 時速約 29 公里 (18 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

Luoyanggia belonged to a group of dinosaurs called oviraptorids, which were known for their parrot-like beaks and often had feathers.1

It lived alongside giant dinosaurs like Ruyangosaurus, which was a huge sauropod that could reach over 30 meters long.1

The rocks where Luoyanggia was found were originally thought to be from the Late Cretaceous, but scientists now think they are older, from the Early Cretaceous, about 121 to 100 million years ago.1 3

Luoyanggia is only known from a single partial skeleton, so scientists are still learning about its full appearance and habits.1

Like other oviraptorids, Luoyanggia probably laid eggs in nests and may have sat on them to keep them warm, like birds do today.2

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

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think oviraptorids like Luoyanggia were egg thieves because of their name.

真相： Oviraptor means 'egg thief,' but scientists now believe these dinosaurs were actually caring parents that protected their own eggs, not stole others'.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Luoyanggia
命名者: Lü et al. 20093
類群: 奇特的羽毛恐龍
科 / 演化支: Oviraptoridae3
分類: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
岩石的年代: 121 到 100 百萬年 (Aptian / Albian)3
岩層: Haoling3
國家: 中國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Luoyanggia was named in 2009 by a team of Chinese paleontologists led by Lü Junchang. The fossils were found at the Shijiagou quarry in the Ruyang Basin of Henan Province, China.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Luoyanggia was, because only a few bones have been found. Different experts give different estimates for its length and weight.1