恐龍卡第 1161 張，共 2 027 張

Melanorosaurus

名字的意思： “Black Mountain Lizard”1

吃：每樣都來一點長脖子恐龍三疊紀晚期到侏羅紀早期

Melanorosaurus was a huge, heavy plant-eater that lived during the Late Triassic. It walked on four strong legs and was as long as a school bus. Its bones were very thick and sturdy, like the later giant sauropods.1

生存年代

227 到 193 百萬年前3

三疊紀晚期到侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Lesotho and South Africa3

長度

8 m (26 ft)1

體重

1.3 公噸 (2,900 lb)1

高度

2.1 m (6.9 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 27 公里（17 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 65 隻狗一樣重

跟 8 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 44 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 260 顆西瓜一樣重跟 68 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 41 個小學生一樣重跟 3 隻北極熊一樣重能在 13 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Melanorosaurus 跟「你」比起來有多大？

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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)

Melanorosaurus 時速約 27 公里 (17 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

The name Melanorosaurus comes from the Greek for 'Black Mountain', because its fossils were first found on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in South Africa.1

Its skull was about 25 centimetres (10 inches) long and had a pointed snout.1

Melanorosaurus had 4 teeth on each side of its upper jaw front and 19 teeth on each side of its upper cheek.1

For a long time scientists thought Melanorosaurus was a prosauropod, but now they think it was an early, distant relative of the giant sauropods.1

The first fossils of Melanorosaurus were named in 1924 by Sidney H. Haughton.1

Some bones once thought to belong to Melanorosaurus have since been given new names, like Meroktenos thabanensis.1

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

?How big was Melanorosaurus?

About 8 metres (26 feet) long and weighed around 1.3 tonnes. That is about as long as a school bus.1 2

?Where was Melanorosaurus found?

Its fossils were discovered in South Africa, on a mountain called Thaba 'Nyama (Black Mountain) in Transkei.1 2

?Was Melanorosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it was a dinosaur. It is a type of basal sauropodomorph, an early relative of the giant long-necked sauropods.1 2

?How fast could Melanorosaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure, but its heavy, sturdy legs suggest it walked slowly on all fours and was not built for speed.1 2

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Melanorosaurus was a true sauropod, just like Brachiosaurus.

真相： Scientists now place Melanorosaurus outside Sauropoda, meaning it was not a true sauropod but a close cousin.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Melanorosaurus
命名者: Haughton 19243
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Sauropodiformes3
分類: Sauropodomorpha3
岩石的年代: 227 到 193 百萬年 (Norian / Sinemurian)3
岩層: Elliot3
國家: 賴索托, 南非3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 9 筆3
發現: The first fossils were found on the north slope of Thaba 'Nyama in Transkei, South Africa. Sidney H. Haughton described and named Melanorosaurus readi in 1924.1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate exactly which fossils belong to Melanorosaurus and which belong to other, similar dinosaurs.1