恐龍卡第 1441 張，共 2 027 張

Plateosauravus

名字的意思： “grandfather of Plateosaurus”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍三疊紀晚期

Plateosauravus was an early long-necked plant eater that lived in South Africa during the Late Triassic. It walked on two legs but could probably drop to all fours to feed. It is one of the oldest known members of the group that later gave rise to the giant sauropods.1 6

生存年代

227 到 201 百萬年前6

三疊紀晚期

化石發現地

South Africa, especially the Elliot Formation and Kruger National Park1 2

長度

最多 8.3 m (27 ft)3

體重

最多 1.4 公噸 (3,100 lb)3

高度

2.1 m (6.9 ft)

估計值

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？

估計值

牠有多重？

跟 70 隻狗一樣重

跟 8 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 46 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 280 顆西瓜一樣重跟 74 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 44 個小學生一樣重跟 3 隻北極熊一樣重能在 13 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Plateosauravus 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)

Plateosauravus 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

Plateosauravus was named in 1932 by Friedrich von Huene, who realized it was different from Plateosaurus.1 6

Its name means 'grandfather of Plateosaurus', because it lived earlier and was more primitive.1

More than a dozen partial skeletons have been found in Kruger National Park since 1995, including some from young animals.1

Scientists used to call it Euskelosaurus, but that name is now considered doubtful because the original fossils are too incomplete.1

It lived between about 227 and 201 million years ago, during the Norian and Rhaetian ages.2

The first fossil was found by T.L. Cullingworth, and the species name cullingworthi honors him.1

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

?How big was Plateosauravus?

It was moderately large, with a femur (thigh bone) at least 545 mm (about 0.55 metres) long. That suggests it was about the size of a large cow, though no complete skeleton has been found to give an exact length.4

?What did Plateosauravus eat?

It was a plant eater. As an early long-necked sauropodomorph, it ate ferns and other plants that grew in the Late Triassic.5

?When did Plateosauravus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic, between about 227 and 201 million years ago, in the Norian and Rhaetian ages.5 6

?Is Plateosauravus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Sauropodomorpha, which includes the long-necked dinosaurs that later gave rise to giant sauropods.5 6

迷思破解王

迷思： Plateosauravus is the same as Euskelosaurus.

真相： Many scientists once thought so, but Euskelosaurus is now considered a nomen dubium (a doubtful name) because its fossils are too poor. Plateosauravus is used instead.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Plateosauravus
命名者: Huene 19326
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Plateosauridae6
分類: Sauropodomorpha6
岩石的年代: 227 到 201 百萬年 (Norian / Rhaetian)6
岩層: Elliot6
國家: 南非6
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆6
發現: Sidney Haughton first named it Plateosaurus cullingworthi in 1924 from a partial skeleton found in South Africa. In 1932, Friedrich von Huene gave it its own genus, Plateosauravus.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly where Plateosauravus fits among the early sauropodomorphs, and some think it might be a nomen dubium.1 2