恐龍卡第 1265 張，共 2 027 張

Ngwevu

名字的意思： “grey head in Xhosa”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍侏羅紀早期

Ngwevu was a long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a wide, strong skull and a short snout, which helped it eat tough plants. Scientists think it was a close relative of the famous Massospondylus.1

生存年代

201 到 193 百萬年前7

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Tevrede Farm, Fouriesberg District, Free State Province, South Africa1

長度

3 到 4 m (9.8 到 13 ft)3 4

體重

最多 300 kg (661 lb)3

高度

1.2 m (3.9 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 37 公里（23 英里）

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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？

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牠有多重？

跟 15 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 22 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 60 顆西瓜一樣重跟 16 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 9 個小學生一樣重能在 9.7 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Ngwevu 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)

Ngwevu 時速約 37 公里 (23 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

Ngwevu was named in 2019 from a fossil that was once thought to be a Massospondylus. Scientists realized it was a new dinosaur because its skull was wider and shorter than Massospondylus.1

The fossil of Ngwevu is a nearly complete skull and partial skeleton. It was nicknamed 'grey skull' by scientists before it got its official name.1

Ngwevu lived about 201 to 193 million years ago, during the Early Jurassic period.2

Bone growth rings show that the Ngwevu fossil was at least 10 years old when it died and was nearly full grown.1

Ngwevu had a wide skull that was wider than it was tall. This is different from many other early sauropodomorphs, which had narrower skulls.1

Its wide snout may have helped Ngwevu eat a different mix of plants than its relative Massospondylus, so the two dinosaurs could live in the same area without competing too much.1

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

?How big was Ngwevu?

Ngwevu was a small dinosaur. The fossil was nearly full grown and may have been about 3 metres long as an adult, making it a medium sized sauropodomorph of its time.5

?When did Ngwevu live?

Ngwevu lived during the Early Jurassic period, about 201 to 193 million years ago. The fossil was found in rocks from that time in South Africa.5 6

?What did Ngwevu eat?

Ngwevu ate plants. Its wide snout and strong jaw helped it eat tough plants, and it may have had a more generalist diet than its relative Massospondylus.6

給恐龍專家

學名: Ngwevu
命名者: Chapelle et al. 20197
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Massospondylidae7
分類: Sauropodomorpha7
岩石的年代: 201 到 193 百萬年 (Hettangian / Sinemurian)7
岩層: Elliot7
國家: 南非7
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆7
發現: Ngwevu was named in 2019 by Kimberley Chapelle and colleagues. The fossil had been sitting in a museum for years, labeled as Massospondylus, until scientists took a closer look and realized it was a new species.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if Ngwevu is a separate species or just a very unusual Massospondylus. The differences in skull shape might also be due to sex or age, but the researchers think it is a real new dinosaur.1