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Nicksaurus

名字的意思： “Nick's lizard”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍白堊紀晚期

Nicksaurus was a long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Pakistan. It was a titanosaur, a type of giant sauropod dinosaur. Its teeth were long and cone-shaped, like little ice cream cones!1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Barkhan District, Balochistan Province, Pakistan1

長度

12 m (39 ft)3

體重

4 公噸 (8,800 lb)3

高度

2.9 m (9.5 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 20 公里（12 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 台汽車一樣重

跟 2.5 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 67 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 200 隻狗一樣重跟 800 顆西瓜一樣重跟 5 整班小學生一樣重跟 9 隻北極熊一樣重能在 18 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Nicksaurus 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)

Nicksaurus 時速約 20 公里 (12 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

Nicksaurus lived during the latest part of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago.1

Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation, a rock layer in the Sulaiman Basin of Pakistan.1

The name Nicksaurus honors British journalist Nick Allen, who helped save dinosaur footprints in Pakistan.1

Nicksaurus had a medium-sized body for a sauropod, but scientists are not sure exactly how big it was.1

Its tail bones were procoelous, meaning they were hollowed out on one side like a cup.1

Nicksaurus shared its home with other titanosaurs like Gspsaurus, Saraikimasoom, and Pakisaurus.3

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

?What did Nicksaurus eat?

Nicksaurus was a plant-eater, just like other sauropods. It used its long, cone-shaped teeth to munch on leaves and plants.3 4

?How big was Nicksaurus?

Scientists are not sure exactly how big Nicksaurus was, but it had a medium-sized body for a sauropod. It was probably smaller than the biggest titanosaurs.3

?When did Nicksaurus live?

Nicksaurus lived during the latest part of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. That was right before the dinosaurs went extinct.3

?Where was Nicksaurus found?

Nicksaurus fossils were found in the Vitakri Formation in the Sulaiman Basin of Pakistan. The bones come from a place called Kinwa Kali Kakor.3 4

?Is Nicksaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Nicksaurus is a dinosaur. It is a titanosaur, which is a type of giant sauropod dinosaur.3 4

?Why is it called Nicksaurus?

The name Nicksaurus honors British journalist Nick Allen, who helped save dinosaur footprints in Pakistan. 'Saurus' means lizard in Greek.3

?Did Nicksaurus have feathers?

No, Nicksaurus did not have feathers. It was a sauropod, and sauropods had scaly skin like modern reptiles.3

?Could Nicksaurus swim?

Nobody knows for sure if Nicksaurus could swim. Many large dinosaurs probably could wade in water, but there is no evidence that Nicksaurus was a good swimmer.3

給恐龍專家

學名: Nicksaurus
命名者: Malkani 20144
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Saltasauridae4
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Titanosauria > Macronaria4
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)4
岩層: Vitakri4
國家: 巴基斯坦4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: Nicksaurus was first named by paleontologist Malkani in 2014. The fossils were found in the Vitakri dome area of Barkhan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Nicksaurus was, because only a few bones have been found.1