恐龍卡第 1697 張，共 2 027 張

Spiclypeus

名字的意思： “spike shield”1

吃：植物角龍類白堊紀晚期

Spiclypeus was a horned dinosaur with a huge frill on its head. It lived in what is now Montana, USA, about 76 million years ago. This dinosaur had a very bumpy and spiky frill that made it look extra tough.1

生存年代

84 到 72 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Fergus County, Montana, USA, near the town of Winifred1

長度

4.5 到 6 m (15 到 20 ft)1

體重

3 公噸到 4 公噸 (6,600 到 8,800 lb)2

高度

1.9 m (6.2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 28 公里（17 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 2.5 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 200 隻狗一樣重跟 800 顆西瓜一樣重跟 5 整班小學生一樣重跟 9 隻北極熊一樣重能在 13 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Spiclypeus 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)

Spiclypeus 時速約 28 公里 (17 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

Spiclypeus had horns that pointed out to the sides, not straight up like some other horned dinosaurs.1

The frill of Spiclypeus had six spikes (called epiparietals) that were all fused together at their bases.1

The two top spikes on its frill curled forward, while the bottom spike pointed backward and upward.1

The only known fossil of Spiclypeus shows signs of disease: it had infections in its skull and a bone in its arm.1

Spiclypeus lived at the same time as other horned dinosaurs like Kosmoceratops and Utahceratops.1

Its name means 'spike shield' because of the spiky frill on its head.1

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

?How big was Spiclypeus?

Spiclypeus was about 4.5 to 6 metres long (15 to 20 feet) and weighed around 3 to 4 tonnes.2

?What did Spiclypeus eat?

Spiclypeus was a plant-eater. It had a beak and cheek teeth for cropping and chewing tough plants.2

?Did Spiclypeus have any diseases?

Yes, the only known Spiclypeus fossil had infections in its frill and a badly diseased left arm bone, with a hole to drain pus.2 3

?When did Spiclypeus live?

Spiclypeus lived about 76 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.2

給恐龍專家

學名: Spiclypeus
命名者: Mallon et al. 20164
類群: 角龍類
科 / 演化支: Ceratopsidae4
分類: Ornithischia > Ceratopsia > Ceratopsidae4
岩石的年代: 84 到 72 百萬年 (Campanian)4
岩層: Judith River4
國家: 美國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: Spiclypeus was named in 2016 by scientists Mallon, Ott, Larson, Iuliano, and Evans. The only known fossil was found in Montana, USA.4 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Spiclypeus grew, because only one partial skeleton has been found.1