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Sinocalliopteryx

名字的意思： “Chinese beautiful feather”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍白堊紀早期

Sinocalliopteryx was a fast, feathered hunter that lived in what is now China. It had long legs and arms, and its body was covered in simple, hair-like feathers. This dinosaur was a fierce predator that could even catch birds on the ground.2 1

生存年代

126 到 120 百萬年前5

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Liaoning Province, China2 3

長度

2.37 m (7.8 ft)2

體重

20 kg (44 lb)2

高度

0.8 m (2.6 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 43 公里（27 英里）

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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？

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牠有多重？

跟 5 隻家貓一樣重

跟 5 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 13 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 4 顆西瓜一樣重能在 8.4 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Sinocalliopteryx 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)

Sinocalliopteryx 時速約 43 公里 (27 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)

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趣味知識

Sinocalliopteryx was the largest known compsognathid dinosaur when it was discovered in 2007.2

One Sinocalliopteryx fossil had the leg of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur inside its stomach, showing it ate other predators.2 1

Another fossil contained the bones of at least two Confuciusornis birds in its belly, suggesting it hunted birds.2

Sinocalliopteryx had long protofeathers on its hips, tail, and thighs, some up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) long.2

It also had protofeathers on its feet, which is unusual for a dinosaur that was not closely related to birds.2

The stomach acid in one fossil had etched a bone for about 13 days, showing Sinocalliopteryx had a high metabolism.2

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

?How big was Sinocalliopteryx?

About 2.4 metres (7.8 feet) long and weighed around 20 kilograms (44 pounds).2 1

?Did Sinocalliopteryx have feathers?

Yes, it was covered in simple, hair-like protofeathers, with the longest ones on its hips, tail, and thighs.2 1

?What did Sinocalliopteryx eat?

It was a carnivore that ate other dinosaurs, like the dromaeosaurid Sinornithosaurus, and also birds such as Confuciusornis.2 4

?Could Sinocalliopteryx catch birds?

Yes, it was a stealth hunter that could catch birds on the ground, as shown by bird bones found in its stomach.2 4

給恐龍專家

學名: Sinocalliopteryx
命名者: Ji et al. 20075
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Compsognathidae5
分類: Theropoda > Compsognathidae5
岩石的年代: 126 到 120 百萬年 (Barremian / Aptian)5
岩層: Yixian5
國家: 中國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆5
發現: Sinocalliopteryx was named in 2007 by Ji Shu'an, Ji Qiang, Lü Junchang, and Yuan Chongxi. The first fossil was found at Hengdaozi, in Sihetun, Liaoning Province, China.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure if the stones found in the first Sinocalliopteryx fossil were swallowed on purpose to help digestion or by accident.2