恐龍卡第 1293 張，共 2 027 張

Nqwebasaurus

名字的意思： “Nqweba lizard, after the local Xhosa name for the Kirkwood district”1

吃：植物似鳥龍類白堊紀早期

Nqwebasaurus was a small, fast-running dinosaur that lived in what is now South Africa. It had a long, three-fingered hand with a thumb that could partly grip things, and it swallowed stones to help grind up its food.1 2

生存年代

143 到 133 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Kirkwood Formation, South Africa3 1

長度

0.9 到 1 m (3 到 3.3 ft)1

體重

1 kg (2 lb)1

高度

0.3 m (1 ft)1

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？

牠有多重？

跟 8 根香蕉一樣重

跟 2 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 6 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長比一隻家貓還輕跟 8 根香蕉一樣重小到能從椅子底下走過去能在 13 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Nqwebasaurus 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)

Nqwebasaurus 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

Nqwebasaurus is the oldest coelurosaur dinosaur ever found in Africa, pushing the record back about 50 million years.2

Its hands had three fingers, and the first finger (like a thumb) was partly opposable, meaning it could grasp things a little bit.1

The claws on its first and second fingers were curved, but the third claw was straight, which is unusual for a theropod dinosaur.1

Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to help grind up tough plant food, just like some birds do today.2

Its species name, thwazi, means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language.1

The only known fossil is a nearly complete skeleton nicknamed 'Kirky' because it was found in the Kirkwood Formation.1

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

?How big was Nqwebasaurus?

About 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) in weight, based on estimates by Gregory S. Paul. The only known fossil was a late juvenile about 0.9 metres (3 feet) long.1

?What did Nqwebasaurus eat?

It probably ate both plants and small animals. Scientists found gastroliths (stomach stones) in its belly, which it used to grind up tough plant food, and its teeth were reduced and not serrated.1

?How fast could Nqwebasaurus run?

Its species name thwazi means 'fast runner' in the Xhosa language, so it was built for speed. No exact speed is known from the fossils.1

?When did Nqwebasaurus live?

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago.1

?Where was Nqwebasaurus found?

In South Africa, in the Kirkwood Formation. The only fossil was discovered in July 1996.1

?Is Nqwebasaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur, specifically a basal coelurosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Nqwebasaurus
命名者: de Klerk et al. 20003
類群: 似鳥龍類
科 / 演化支: Ornithomimosauria3
分類: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
岩石的年代: 143 到 133 百萬年 (Berriasian / Valanginian)3
岩層: Kirkwood3
國家: 南非3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Nqwebasaurus was discovered in July 1996 by William J. de Klerk and Callum Ross during a joint expedition in the Kirkwood Formation of South Africa. It was named and described in 2000.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly where Nqwebasaurus fits in the dinosaur family tree. Some studies say it is a basal ornithomimosaur, but others have placed it among coelurosaurs, compsognathids, or alvarezsaurids.1