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Scutellosaurus

名字的意思： “little-shielded lizard”1

吃：植物甲龍類侏羅紀早期

Scutellosaurus was one of the earliest armoured dinosaurs. It had hundreds of bony plates along its back and tail, like a tiny walking shield. It could run on its hind legs and used its long tail for balance.1

生存年代

201 到 184 百萬年前4

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Arizona, USA1 2

長度

1.2 到 1.3 m (3.9 到 4.3 ft)1 2

體重

3 kg (7 lb)1

高度

0.47 m (1.5 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 14 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 25 根香蕉一樣重

跟 2.5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 7 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一隻家貓一樣重跟 25 根香蕉一樣重能在 26 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Scutellosaurus 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)

Scutellosaurus 時速約 14 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

Scutellosaurus had over 300 bony plates called osteoderms on its neck, back and tail.1

It lived about 196 million years ago during the Early Jurassic Period.1

This dinosaur was only about 1.3 metres long, about the size of a large dog.1

Scutellosaurus could walk on two legs, unlike later armoured dinosaurs that walked on all fours.1

Its closest relatives include Emausaurus and Scelidosaurus, which were also early armoured dinosaurs.1

The first fossil was found by David Lawler on the Navajo Nation in Arizona.1

Its name means 'little-shielded lizard' because of the many small shields on its body.1

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

?How big was Scutellosaurus?

About 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) long and weighed around 3 kg (6.6 lb). That is about the size of a large dog.1 2

?What did Scutellosaurus eat?

It was an herbivore, meaning it ate plants. Its leaf-shaped cheek teeth were good for feeding on plants.1 3

?When did Scutellosaurus live?

It lived during the Early Jurassic Period, about 196 million years ago.1 2

?Where was Scutellosaurus found?

Its fossils were found in Arizona, USA, on the land of the Navajo Nation.1 3

?Did Scutellosaurus have feathers?

No, it did not have feathers. It had hundreds of bony plates called osteoderms on its back and tail for protection.1

?Is Scutellosaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an early thyreophoran, which is the group that includes armoured dinosaurs.1 2

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Scutellosaurus was a slow, heavy dinosaur like later ankylosaurs.

真相： Scutellosaurus was lightly built and could probably run on its hind legs, making it much faster.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Scutellosaurus
命名者: Colbert 19814
類群: 甲龍類
科 / 演化支: Thyreophora4
分類: Ornithischia > Thyreophora4
岩石的年代: 201 到 184 百萬年 (Hettangian / Pliensbachian)4
岩層: Kayenta4
國家: 美國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 23 筆4
發現: Scutellosaurus was named by Edwin Colbert in 1981. The first fossils were collected by David Lawler in the Kayenta Formation of Arizona.1 4
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how the bony plates were arranged on its body, because the fossils are incomplete.1