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Marisaurus

名字的意思： “Mari lizard”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍白堊紀晚期

Marisaurus was a huge, plant-eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail. It lived in what is now Pakistan during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago. This gentle giant munched on leaves and other plants.2 1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Balochistan, western Pakistan2 1

最高速度

時速約 15 公里（9 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)

Marisaurus 時速約 15 公里 (9 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

Marisaurus was named after the Mari tribes of the Sulaiman range in Pakistan.1

Its fossils include tail vertebrae, a shin bone, and some armor plates.1

Marisaurus belonged to a group of sauropods called titanosaurs, which were some of the largest land animals ever.1

The species name jeffi honors paleontologist Dr. Jeffery A. Wilson.1

Marisaurus lived during the Maastrichtian stage, the last part of the Cretaceous Period, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.2 1

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

?How big was Marisaurus?

Nobody knows for sure. Scientists have not found enough bones to estimate its length or weight, but it was a titanosaur, a group that included some of the largest land animals ever.1 3

?What did Marisaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater, or herbivore. It munched on leaves and other plants with its long neck.1 3

?When did Marisaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.1 3

?Where was Marisaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in Balochistan, Pakistan, in the Vitakri member of the Pab Formation.1 3

?Is Marisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It was a plant-eating titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur.1

?Why is it called Marisaurus?

Its name means 'Mari lizard' and honors the Mari tribes of the Sulaiman range in Pakistan. The species name jeffi honors paleontologist Dr. Jeffery A. Wilson.1

?Did Marisaurus have armor?

Yes, some armor plates (called osteoderms) have been found with its fossils, which may have protected its back or sides.1

?Could Marisaurus swim?

Scientists do not know for sure. It lived on land and was a ground-dwelling dinosaur, but like many large animals, it might have been able to cross rivers if needed.3

給恐龍專家

學名: Marisaurus
命名者: Malkani 20033
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Balochisauridae3
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria3
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)3
岩層: Vitakri3
國家: 巴基斯坦3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 5 筆3
發現: Marisaurus was discovered in 2001 at the Mari Bohri locality in the Vitakri member of the Pab Formation, Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan, by a team from the Geological Survey of Pakistan. It was named by M. S. Malkani in 2003.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Marisaurus was, because only a few bones have been found.1