恐龍卡第 1572 張，共 2 027 張

Saltopus

名字的意思： “hopping foot”1

吃：肉最早的恐龍三疊紀晚期

Saltopus was a tiny, fast-running dinosaur relative that lived in Scotland during the Late Triassic. It was about the size of a cat and probably hopped or sprinted after insects and small prey.1

生存年代

237 到 206 百萬年前3

三疊紀晚期

化石發現地

Lossiemouth West and East Quarries, near Elgin, Scotland, UK3 1

長度

0.5 到 1 m (1.6 到 3.3 ft)1

體重

0.11 kg 到 1 kg (0 到 2 lb)1

高度

0.15 m (0.5 ft)1

最高速度

時速約 15 公里（9 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 24 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Saltopus 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)

Saltopus 時速約 15 公里 (9 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

Saltopus had hollow bones, just like birds and many other dinosaurs, which made it light and fast.1

The only known fossil of Saltopus was discovered in 1867 by William Taylor, but it was not named until 1910 by Friedrich von Huene.1

Saltopus had five fingers on each hand, but the fourth and fifth fingers were smaller than the others.1

Scientists are not sure if Saltopus was a true dinosaur or a very close relative. Some think it might be the closest relative of all dinosaurs.1

The fossil of Saltopus is mostly impressions and natural casts in sandstone, with very little actual bone preserved.1

Saltopus lived between 237 and 205 million years ago, during the Carnian to Norian stages of the Late Triassic.3

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

?How big was Saltopus?

About 80 to 100 centimetres (31 to 39 inches) long, about the size of a domestic cat. It may have weighed around 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds).1

?Was Saltopus a dinosaur?

Scientists are not sure. It is a dinosauriform, a close relative of dinosaurs, and some studies think it might be the closest relative of true dinosaurs, while others think it was an early archosaur.1

?What did Saltopus eat?

It was a carnivore, or meat-eater, and it may have eaten mostly insects and other small prey.2

?When did Saltopus live?

It lived during the Late Triassic period, about 237 to 205 million years ago.1

?Where was Saltopus found?

Its only fossil was found in Scotland, in the Lossiemouth Sandstone Formation.1

?Why is it called Saltopus?

The name means 'hopping foot', from Latin and Greek words, because it probably hopped or jumped around.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Saltopus
命名者: Huene 19103
類群: 最早的恐龍
科 / 演化支: Saurischia3
岩石的年代: 237 到 206 百萬年 (Carnian / Norian)3
岩層: Lossiemouth Sandstone3
國家: 英國3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆3
發現: The only fossil of Saltopus was found in 1867 by William Taylor in Scotland. It was first thought to be another animal, but in 1910 Friedrich von Huene named it Saltopus elginensis.1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Saltopus was a true dinosaur or a dinosauriform (a close relative). Some recent studies suggest it might be one of the earliest ornithischian dinosaurs.1