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Scolosaurus

名字的意思： “pointed stake lizard”1

吃：植物甲龍類白堊紀晚期

Scolosaurus was a tank-like dinosaur covered in bony plates and spikes. It walked on four legs and munched on low plants in what is now Canada, about 76 million years ago. Its body was so well armoured that even its eyelids had bone in them!1

生存年代

84 到 72 百萬年前2

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Alberta, Canada, in the Dinosaur Park Formation and Oldman Formation1 2

長度

5.6 到 6 m (18 到 20 ft)1 2

體重

2.2 公噸 (4,900 lb)1

高度

1.7 m (5.6 ft)

估計值

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？

估計值

牠有多重？

跟 1.5 台汽車一樣重

跟 6 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 33 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 110 隻狗一樣重跟 440 顆西瓜一樣重跟 3 整班小學生一樣重跟 5 隻北極熊一樣重能在 24 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Scolosaurus 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)

Scolosaurus 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

Scolosaurus had a tail club made of fused bones that it could swing to defend itself.1

The first fossil of Scolosaurus was found in 1914 by William Edmund Cutler, who was badly injured when the heavy skeleton fell on him.1

For many years, scientists thought Scolosaurus was the same as Euoplocephalus, but newer studies show it is a different genus.1

The holotype specimen includes rare skin impressions and bony plates (osteoderms) that show how its armour was arranged.1

Scolosaurus lived alongside other giant herbivores like Centrosaurus and hadrosaurs in the Dinosaur Park ecosystem.1

Its name comes from Greek words meaning 'pointed stake lizard', referring to the many spikes on its body.1

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

?How big was Scolosaurus?

Scolosaurus measured up to 5.6 metres (18 feet) in length and weighed about 2.2 metric tons (2.4 short tons).1

?Did Scolosaurus have a tail club?

Yes, Scolosaurus had a tail club made of fused bones that it could swing to defend itself.1

?What did Scolosaurus eat?

Scolosaurus ate low plants. It was a herbivore that munched on vegetation in what is now Canada.1

?When did Scolosaurus live?

Scolosaurus lived about 76.5 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Scolosaurus found?

Scolosaurus fossils were found in Alberta, Canada, in the Dinosaur Park Formation and Oldman Formation.1

?Is Scolosaurus the same as Euoplocephalus?

No, scientists used to think they were the same, but newer studies show Scolosaurus is a different genus.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Many people think Scolosaurus is just a young Euoplocephalus.

真相： Scientists now agree Scolosaurus is a valid, separate genus with distinct armour and bones.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Scolosaurus
命名者: Nopcsa 19282
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Ankylosauridae2
分類: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Ankylosauridae > Thyreophora2
岩石的年代: 84 到 72 百萬年 (Campanian)2
岩層: Dinosaur Park2
國家: 加拿大2
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 4 筆2
發現: Scolosaurus was named by Hungarian paleontologist Franz Nopcsa in 1928, based on a nearly complete skeleton found by William Cutler in 1914 in Alberta, Canada.1 2
仍有爭議: Scientists debate whether the dinosaur Oohkotokia from Montana is actually the same as Scolosaurus, which would mean Scolosaurus lived in the USA too.1