恐龍卡第 1792 張，共 2 027 張

Theiophytalia

名字的意思： “garden of the gods”1 2

吃：植物有喙的草食恐龍白堊紀早期

Theiophytalia was a plant-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs and had a beak for snipping leaves. It lived about 112 million years ago in what is now Colorado, USA. Only one skull of this dinosaur has ever been found!1 4

生存年代

121 到 100 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Garden of the Gods park, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA1 2

長度

5.4 m (18 ft)3

體重

700 kg (1,500 lb)3

高度

1.6 m (5.2 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 35 公里（22 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 35 隻狗一樣重

跟 5 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 30 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 140 顆西瓜一樣重跟 37 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 22 個小學生一樣重能在 10 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Theiophytalia 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)

Theiophytalia 時速約 35 公里 (22 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

For over a hundred years, scientists thought the Theiophytalia skull belonged to a Camptosaurus dinosaur. In 2006, researchers realized it was a completely new dinosaur.1 2

The skull was found in 1878 by a college professor named James Kerr. He thought he had found parts of 21 different sea monsters!2

Theiophytalia's skull is different from Camptosaurus in several ways: it has a longer, heavier snout, a smaller skull opening, and a stronger jaw joint.1

The dinosaur's name means 'garden of the gods' because it was found at Garden of the Gods park in Colorado.1

Theiophytalia is a type of iguanodontian dinosaur, a group that also includes the famous Iguanodon.1

The skull is about 112 million years old, from the Early Cretaceous period. Scientists know this because of the rocks it was found in.1 4

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

?How big was Theiophytalia?

Nobody knows for sure, because only one skull has ever been found. Scientists estimate it was a medium-sized dinosaur, but no exact size is known.1 2

?What did Theiophytalia eat?

It was a plant-eater. It had a beak for snipping leaves and walked on two legs to reach low vegetation.1 4

?Is Theiophytalia a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It is an ornithischian dinosaur, a type of iguanodontian that lived during the Early Cretaceous period.1 4

?Where was Theiophytalia found?

The only fossil, a skull, was found in 1878 at Garden of the Gods park in Colorado, USA. It is now at the Yale Peabody Museum.1 2

迷思破解王

迷思： People once thought the Theiophytalia skull belonged to a dinosaur called Camptosaurus.

真相： In 2006, scientists proved it was a different dinosaur, naming it Theiophytalia kerri.1 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Theiophytalia
命名者: Brill and Carpenter 20074
類群: 有喙的草食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Styracosterna4
分類: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda > Iguanodontia4
岩石的年代: 121 到 100 百萬年 (Aptian / Albian)4
岩層: Purgatoire4
國家: 美國4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: A college student named James Kerr found the only known skull in 1878 at Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Dinosaur expert O.C. Marsh took it to Yale in 1886. In 2006, paleontologists Kathleen Brill and Ken Carpenter finally identified it as a new dinosaur species.1 2
仍有爭議: Since only a skull has been found, scientists are not sure about the rest of Theiophytalia's body. They debate how it is related to other dinosaurs like Hippodraco.1 4