恐龍卡第 1762 張，共 2 027 張

Tazoudasaurus

名字的意思： “lizard from Tazouda”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍侏羅紀早期

Tazoudasaurus was an early, medium-sized sauropod that lived in what is now Morocco about 183 million years ago. It had a long neck and tail, walked on four legs, and ate plants. Several skeletons have been found together, suggesting these dinosaurs may have lived in herds.1 3

生存年代

193 到 175 百萬年前3

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Toundoute, near Ouarzazate, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco1 3

長度

10 到 14 m (33 到 46 ft)1

體重

7 公噸到 8 公噸 (15,400 到 17,600 lb)1

高度

3.3 m (11 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 16 公里（10 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 5 台汽車一樣重

跟 3 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 78 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 1.5 頭大象一樣重跟 1600 顆西瓜一樣重跟 10 整班小學生一樣重跟 18 隻北極熊一樣重能在 22 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Tazoudasaurus 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)

Tazoudasaurus 時速約 16 公里 (10 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

Tazoudasaurus is one of the most complete early sauropods ever found. Scientists have discovered bones from at least ten different individuals, including both adults and juveniles.1

Its neck was flexible, with long vertebrae that lacked true pleurocoels (air pockets). In contrast, its back and tail vertebrae were more rigid.1

Tazoudasaurus lived alongside the early theropod Berberosaurus, a meat-eating dinosaur. Their fossils were found together in the same bone bed.1 2

The name Tazoudasaurus comes from the village of Tazouda near where the fossils were discovered. The species name naimi means 'slender' in the Berber language.1

Tazoudasaurus had a primitive lower jaw that was not U-shaped like in later sauropods. Its teeth had small bumps called denticles, similar to those of earlier prosauropods.1

The environment where Tazoudasaurus lived was a river floodplain with sand-filled channels and abundant ferns, cycads, and conifers. The climate had both wet and dry seasons.1

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

?How big was Tazoudasaurus?

Tazoudasaurus was a small sauropod, about 11 to 14 metres (36 to 46 feet) long. It weighed around 7 to 8 tonnes.1

?What did Tazoudasaurus eat?

Tazoudasaurus ate plants. Its teeth had small bumps called denticles and V-shaped wear marks, which show it chewed its food.1

?Did Tazoudasaurus live in herds?

Yes, scientists think Tazoudasaurus lived in herds. Several skeletons of adults, juveniles and subadults were found together, suggesting gregarious behaviour.1 2

?When did Tazoudasaurus live?

Tazoudasaurus lived during the late Early Jurassic, about 183 to 174 million years ago. Its fossils come from the Toarcian stage of the Azilal Formation in Morocco.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Tazoudasaurus
命名者: Allain et al. 20043
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Gravisauria3
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda3
岩石的年代: 193 到 175 百萬年 (Pliensbachian / Toarcian)3
國家: 摩洛哥3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆3
發現: Tazoudasaurus was named in 2004 by Ronan Allain and colleagues. The fossils were found in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, in a series of red rock layers called the Toundoute Continental Series.1 3
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how long Tazoudasaurus could grow. Earlier estimates gave a length of about 10 to 11 metres, but more recent ones suggest up to 13 to 14 metres.1