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Taurovenator

名字的意思： “bull hunter”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍白堊紀早期

Taurovenator was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina. It was one of the biggest predators of its time, even bigger than some of its relatives like Mapusaurus!1

生存年代

110 到 106 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Argentina (Río Negro and Neuquén provinces)2 1

長度

10.6 m (35 ft)3

體重

5.728 公噸 (12,600 lb)1

高度

3.2 m (10 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 22 公里（14 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 4 台汽車一樣重

跟 2.5 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 59 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一頭大象一樣重跟 1100 顆西瓜一樣重跟 7 整班小學生一樣重跟 13 隻北極熊一樣重能在 16 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Taurovenator 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)

Taurovenator 時速約 22 公里 (14 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

Taurovenator weighed about 5,728 kilograms (12,628 pounds), which is as heavy as a large elephant.1

It lived during the Early Cretaceous period, around 106 million years ago.1

Taurovenator had a horn-like bump on its skull above its eye, which may have been used for display or fighting.2

Its fossils were found in the Huincul Formation in Argentina, a place that was once a river system.1

Scientists are not sure if Taurovenator is a separate species or the same as another dinosaur called Mapusaurus.1

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

?How big was Taurovenator?

Taurovenator weighed about 5,728 kilograms (12,628 lb), which is as heavy as a large elephant. It was around 8 to 9 metres long, though its exact length is not known.1

?What did Taurovenator eat?

Taurovenator was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It was one of the top predators in its environment, probably hunting large plant-eating dinosaurs.4

?Why did Taurovenator have a horn on its head?

Taurovenator had a horn-like bump above its eye, which may have been used for display to attract mates or for fighting with other dinosaurs. Scientists are not completely sure.1

?Is Taurovenator a dinosaur?

Yes, Taurovenator is a dinosaur. It is a type of theropod dinosaur called a carcharodontosaurid, which are huge meat-eaters.1

?Is Taurovenator the same as Mapusaurus?

Some scientists think Taurovenator might be the same as Mapusaurus, but others disagree. In 2024, a new fossil was found that helped show they are probably different species.1

?When did Taurovenator live?

Taurovenator lived during the Early Cretaceous period, about 106 million years ago.1

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Taurovenator was exactly the same as Mapusaurus.

真相： Scientists now think Taurovenator lived in a slightly different time and place than Mapusaurus, so it may be a distinct dinosaur.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Taurovenator
命名者: Motta et al. 20164
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Carcharodontosauridae4
分類: Theropoda > Allosauroidea > Carcharodontosauridae4
岩石的年代: 110 到 106 百萬年 (Albian)4
岩層: Huincul4
國家: 阿根廷4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆4
發現: Taurovenator was named in 2016 by paleontologist Matias Motta and his team. The first fossil found was a single skull bone from a farm in Argentina.1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Taurovenator is a valid species or if it should be considered the same as Mapusaurus or Meraxes.1