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Nodosaurus

名字的意思： “node lizard”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀晚期

Nodosaurus was an armoured dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period. It had a small head, a tiny brain, and a long tail, but its back was covered in thick bony plates and knobs for protection.2

生存年代

100 到 66 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

USA (Wyoming) and Canada (Alberta)4

長度

5 到 5.5 m (16 到 18 ft)1 2

體重

3.5 公噸 (7,700 lb)3

高度

1.6 m (5.2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 13 公里（8 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 6 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 31 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 180 隻狗一樣重跟 700 顆西瓜一樣重跟 4 整班小學生一樣重跟 8 隻北極熊一樣重能在 28 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Nodosaurus 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)

Nodosaurus 時速約 13 公里 (8 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)

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趣味知識

Nodosaurus had a very small head and a tiny brain compared to its body.2

Its back was covered in thick bony plates and knobs that acted like armour against predators.2

The front legs of Nodosaurus were much smaller than its hind legs, and its back was strongly arched.2

Nodosaurus lived between 110 and 90 million years ago, during the Early to Late Cretaceous.1 2

It was a ground-dwelling herbivore, meaning it walked on land and ate plants.4

Nodosaurus is a type of ankylosaur, a group of armoured dinosaurs that also includes Ankylosaurus.1

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

?How big was Nodosaurus?

It grew to about 4 to 6 metres (13 to 20 feet) long and weighed around 3.5 tonnes (3.85 short tons).3 2 1

?What did Nodosaurus eat?

It was an herbivore that likely ate soft plants. It might have also swallowed stones (gastroliths) to help digest tough plants.3 1

?Did Nodosaurus have a club on its tail?

No, it had a long, stiff tail without a club.3

?When did Nodosaurus live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 110 to 90 million years ago.1 3 2

?How fast could Nodosaurus run?

Scientists do not know for sure, but its short legs and heavy armour suggest it was a slow-moving dinosaur.3 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Nodosaurus
命名者: Marsh 18894
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Nodosauridae4
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora4
岩石的年代: 100 到 66 百萬年 (Cenomanian / Maastrichtian)4
岩層: Dinosaur Park, Frontier, Lance4
國家: 美國, 加拿大4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆4
發現: Nodosaurus was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1889. The type species is Nodosaurus textilis.4 1