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Papiliovenator

名字的意思： “butterfly hunter”1

吃：肉迅猛龍類白堊紀晚期

Papiliovenator was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It was a troodontid, a smart, bird-like raptor that probably hunted small animals and maybe ate plants too.1 5

生存年代

84 到 72 百萬年前5

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Inner Mongolia, China1 5

長度

最多 1 m (3.3 ft)3

高度

0.39 m (1.3 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 24 公里（15 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

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小到能從椅子底下走過去能在 15 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Papiliovenator 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)

Papiliovenator 時速約 24 公里 (15 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

Papiliovenator gets its name from a butterfly-shaped bone in its back. The first two vertebrae of its spine had wide, wing-like parts that looked like a butterfly.1

Its snout was short and triangular, more like older troodontids from the Early Cretaceous. Most Late Cretaceous troodontids had long, low snouts.1

This dinosaur lived about 83 to 72 million years ago, during the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous.1 2

Scientists think Papiliovenator was one of the earliest Late Cretaceous troodontids. Only one other troodontid, Almas, was more primitive.1

The only known fossil is a partial skeleton of a subadult, including a nearly complete skull and many other bones.1

Papiliovenator had no serrations on its teeth, which is unusual for a meat-eating dinosaur. This might mean it ate softer food or some plants.1 2

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

?How big was Papiliovenator?

It was a small dinosaur. Scientists have not given an exact length or weight, but troodontids were usually about the size of a turkey or a small dog.1 4

?What did Papiliovenator eat?

It probably hunted small animals and maybe ate plants too. Its teeth had no serrations, which is unusual for a meat-eater, so it may have eaten softer food.1

?Did Papiliovenator have feathers?

Yes, it was a troodontid, a type of bird-like raptor, and scientists think it had feathers.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Papiliovenator
命名者: Pei et al. 20225
類群: 迅猛龍類
科 / 演化支: Troodontidae5
分類: Theropoda > Troodontidae5
岩石的年代: 84 到 72 百萬年 (Campanian)5
岩層: Wulansuhai5
國家: 中國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: Papiliovenator was named in 2022 by a team of scientists led by R. Pei. The fossils were found at the Bayan Mandahu Fossil Preserve in Inner Mongolia, China.1 5
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly what Papiliovenator ate. Its teeth lack serrations, which is rare for a carnivore, so its diet may have included plants or soft-bodied prey.1 2