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Patagopelta

名字的意思： “Patagonian shield”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀晚期

Patagopelta was a small armoured dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was covered in bony plates called osteoderms, like a suit of armour, and had a strong, crested thigh bone.1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前6

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Salitral Moreno, near General Roca, Río Negro Province, Argentina1 3

長度

2 到 2.2 m (6.6 到 7.2 ft)1 3

體重

100 kg 到 400 kg (220 到 882 lb)3

高度

0.73 m (2.4 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 24 公里（15 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 20 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 12 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 80 顆西瓜一樣重跟 21 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 12 個小學生一樣重能在 15 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Patagopelta 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)

Patagopelta 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)

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趣味知識

Patagopelta is one of the smallest known armoured dinosaurs, only about 2 metres long.1

Its name means 'Patagonian shield' because of the many bony plates that covered its back.1

The species name 'cristata' means 'crested' in Latin, referring to the high crests on its neck armour and thigh bone.1

Patagopelta lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago.2

Its fossils were first described in 1996, but it was not named as a new species until 2022.1

Scientists are not sure whether Patagopelta belongs to the nodosaurid family or the parankylosaur group.1

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

?How big was Patagopelta?

Patagopelta was a small armoured dinosaur, about 2 metres (6.6 feet) long. That is small for an ankylosaur.4 3

?When did Patagopelta live?

It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 72 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were found in Argentina.4 5

?What did Patagopelta eat?

It was a plant-eater, like other ankylosaurs. Its teeth were good for eating plants.4

?Is Patagopelta a dinosaur?

Yes, Patagopelta is a dinosaur. It is a type of armoured dinosaur called an ankylosaur.4 3

?Why did Patagopelta have crests?

The crests on its neck armour and thigh bone gave it its species name 'cristata'. They may have been for display or to support muscles.4 3

給恐龍專家

學名: Patagopelta
命名者: Riguetti et al. 20226
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Nodosauridae6
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora6
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)6
岩層: Allen6
國家: 阿根廷6
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆6
發現: Patagopelta was named in 2022 by Facundo Riguetti and colleagues, based on fossils found in the Allen Formation of Argentina. The first remains were discovered in the 1990s and were called the 'Argentinian ankylosaur' for many years.1
仍有爭議: Scientists debate whether Patagopelta was a nodosaurid ankylosaur or a parankylosaur, because it shares features with both groups.1