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Sarcosaurus

名字的意思： “flesh lizard”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍侏羅紀早期

Sarcosaurus was a small, meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now England during the Early Jurassic. It ran on two legs and used its sharp teeth to hunt other animals.1

生存年代

201 到 193 百萬年前5

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

England, United Kingdom1 5

長度

3 m (9.8 ft)1

體重

50 kg 到 60 kg (110 到 132 lb)3

高度

0.99 m (3.2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 50 公里（31 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 3 隻狗一樣重

跟 3 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 17 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 12 顆西瓜一樣重跟 3 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 2 個小學生一樣重能在 7.2 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Sarcosaurus 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)

Sarcosaurus 時速約 50 公里 (31 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

Sarcosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic, about 202 to 195 million years ago.1

Only a partial pelvis, thigh bone, and backbone have been found of Sarcosaurus.1

Scientists once thought there were two species of Sarcosaurus, but a 2021 study showed they are actually one species called Sarcosaurus woodi.2

Sarcosaurus is a close relative of the group Averostra, which includes famous dinosaurs like Allosaurus and Velociraptor.2

The name Sarcosaurus means 'flesh lizard' in Greek.1

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

?How big was Sarcosaurus?

Sarcosaurus was about 3.5 metres (11 feet) long, and one larger specimen may have reached 5 metres (16 feet) long. It weighed no more than 50 to 60 kg (110 to 132 pounds), with the larger specimen estimated at 140 kg (309 pounds).3

?When did Sarcosaurus live?

Sarcosaurus lived during the Early Jurassic, about 199 to 196 million years ago. It was one of the earliest known Jurassic theropods.3

?What did Sarcosaurus eat?

Sarcosaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur, a bipedal predator that probably ran fast to catch small prey. Its sharp teeth and carnivorous lifestyle are hinted at by its name, which means 'flesh lizard'.3 4

?Where did Sarcosaurus live?

Sarcosaurus lived in what is now England, and possibly Ireland and Scotland. Fossils have been found in the Lower Lias of England, and a tibia from Northern Ireland may be related.3

?Is Sarcosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, Sarcosaurus is a dinosaur. It is a basal neotheropod, a type of theropod dinosaur, and a close relative of the group Averostra, which includes Allosaurus and Velociraptor.3 2

?Why is it called Sarcosaurus?

The name Sarcosaurus means 'flesh lizard' in Greek, referring to its meat-eating lifestyle. The species name woodi honours its discoverer, S.L. Wood.3 4

給恐龍專家

學名: Sarcosaurus
命名者: Andrews 19215
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Coelophysoidea5
分類: Theropoda > Coelophysoidea5
岩石的年代: 201 到 193 百萬年 (Hettangian / Sinemurian)5
岩層: Broadford Beds, Blue Lias5
國家: 英國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆5
發現: Sarcosaurus was named by paleontologist C. W. Andrews in 1921. The fossils were found in the Lower Lias rocks of Barrow-on-Soar, England.5 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how Sarcosaurus is related to other early theropod dinosaurs, especially its position near the split between Ceratosauria and Tetanurae.2