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Protathlitis

名字的意思： “champion”1

吃：肉棘龍類白堊紀早期

Protathlitis was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Spain. It had a long snout like a crocodile and probably ate fish. This dinosaur was a champion, just like its name says!1

生存年代

126 到 121 百萬年前3

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

ANA quarry near Cinctorres, Castellón, Spain1 3

長度

10 到 11 m (33 到 36 ft)1

高度

3.7 m (12 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 21 公里（13 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 2.5 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 61 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長能在 17 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Protathlitis 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)

Protathlitis 時速約 21 公里 (13 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

Protathlitis was named after the UEFA Europa League title won by Villarreal C.F. in 2021, as a tribute to the club's centenary.1

It lived about 127 to 126 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1

The only known fossils are a piece of the right upper jaw and five tail vertebrae.1

Protathlitis belonged to a group of spinosaurids called baryonychines, which had curved teeth with fine serrations.1

It was discovered in 1998 by geologist Ramón Ortí, but the first fossils were not dug up until 2002.1

The fossils were found in rocks that were once a shallow, low-energy estuary.1

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

?How big was Protathlitis?

It was about 10 to 11 metres (33 to 36 feet) long, based on the holotype specimen.1

?What did Protathlitis eat?

It was a meat-eater, probably eating fish. Its long snout and curved, serrated teeth are typical of fish-eating spinosaurids.2 1

?When did Protathlitis live?

It lived about 127 to 126 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1 2

?Where was Protathlitis found?

Its fossils were found near Cinctorres, in Castellón, Spain, in rocks that were once a shallow estuary.1 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Protathlitis
命名者: Santos-Cubedo et al. 20233
類群: 棘龍類
科 / 演化支: Spinosauridae3
分類: Theropoda > Spinosauridae3
岩石的年代: 126 到 121 百萬年 (Barremian)3
岩層: Arcillas de Morella3
國家: 西班牙3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: Protathlitis was named in 2023 by Andrés Santos-Cubedo and colleagues. The fossils were found at the ANA site near Cinctorres, Spain, first spotted in 1998 and excavated starting in 2002.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Protathlitis grew, because only a few bones have been found.1