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Shuvuuia

名字的意思： “bird”1

吃：肉奇特的羽毛恐龍白堊紀晚期

Shuvuuia was a tiny dinosaur that lived in the desert. It had a very flexible jaw that could open super wide. Scientists think it might have eaten termites and other small bugs.1

生存年代

84 到 72 百萬年前5

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Mongolia1 5

長度

0.6 m (2 ft)1

體重

2.5 kg 到 3.5 kg (6 到 8 lb)3 4

高度

0.3 m (1 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 30 公里（19 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 29 根香蕉一樣重

跟 3 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一隻家貓一樣重跟 29 根香蕉一樣重小到能從椅子底下走過去能在 12 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Shuvuuia 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)

Shuvuuia 時速約 30 公里 (19 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

Shuvuuia is known from two beautifully preserved skulls, which are the first skulls ever found for its group, the Alvarezsauridae.2

Its lower jaw was not locked to the skull, so its mouth could open very wide to catch larger prey.1

Shuvuuia lived in the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 to 81 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.1

Scientists think Shuvuuia may have eaten termites, because its skull and jaw look like those of modern animals that eat insects.1

The name Shuvuuia means 'bird' in Mongolian, because its skull shows features that link it to birds.1

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

?How big was Shuvuuia?

Shuvuuia was very small, about 1 metre (3.3 feet) long and weighed around 3.5 kilograms (7.7 pounds). It is one of the smallest known non-avian dinosaurs.4

?Did Shuvuuia have feathers?

Yes, scientists think Shuvuuia had a coat of feathers. Fossils show tiny tube-like structures that contain the same proteins found in modern bird feathers.4

?What did Shuvuuia eat?

Shuvuuia probably ate insects and small animals. It may have used its strong arms to dig into insect nests and its flexible jaw to catch prey like termites or small mammals.4 1

?Could Shuvuuia see in the dark?

Some scientists think Shuvuuia had excellent night vision and hearing, like an owl, and could hunt in complete darkness. However, a 2025 study disagreed and said its hearing was more like a chicken's.4

?Where did Shuvuuia live?

Shuvuuia lived in the Late Cretaceous period, about 75 to 81 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. It shared its home with dinosaurs like Velociraptor and Protoceratops.4 1

?Why is Shuvuuia called a bird?

Shuvuuia means 'bird' in Mongolian because its skull has features that link it to birds. It is a bird like dinosaur, not a modern bird.4 1

給恐龍專家

學名: Shuvuuia
命名者: Chiappe et al. 19985
類群: 奇特的羽毛恐龍
科 / 演化支: Alvarezsauridae5
分類: Theropoda > Alvarezsauridae5
岩石的年代: 84 到 72 百萬年 (Campanian)5
岩層: Djadokhta5
國家: 蒙古5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆5
發現: Shuvuuia was named by Luis Chiappe, Mark Norell, and James Clark in 1998. The first fossils were found at Ukhaa Tolgod in Mongolia.2 5
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating whether Shuvuuia was more closely related to birds or to other dinosaurs like therizinosaurs and oviraptorosaurs.2