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Tornieria

名字的意思： “for Tornier”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期

Tornieria was a huge, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Tanzania. It had a very long tail and neck, and it walked on four thick legs. This dinosaur was a close relative of the famous Diplodocus.1 3

生存年代

152 到 143 百萬年前3

侏羅紀晚期到白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Lindi Region, Tanzania1 3

長度

最多 25 m (82 ft)1

體重

最多 10 公噸 (22,000 lb)1

高度

5.5 m (18 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 15 公里（9 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 7 台汽車一樣重

跟 6 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 140 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 1.5 頭大象一樣重跟 2000 顆西瓜一樣重跟 12 整班小學生一樣重跟 22 隻北極熊一樣重高到能從 2 樓的窗戶往裡看能在 24 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Tornieria 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)

Tornieria 時速約 15 公里 (9 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

Tornieria was first named Gigantosaurus, but that name was already taken by another dinosaur, so it was renamed in 1911.1

For many years scientists thought Tornieria was the same as the North American dinosaur Barosaurus, but now they think it is a separate genus.1 2

Tornieria had a short lower leg compared to its upper leg, which is different from many other diplodocids.1

Its fossils were found in the Tendaguru Beds of Tanzania, a famous site that also produced the giant dinosaur Giraffatitan.1 3

Tornieria lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 152 to 143 million years ago.3

One species of Tornieria, T. gracilis, was named for having more slender hind limbs.1

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

?How big was Tornieria?

Tornieria was a large sauropod, about 25 metres long and weighed around 10 metric tons.1

?What did Tornieria eat?

Tornieria was a plant-eater, or herbivore. It ate plants like ferns and leaves.1 3

?Where did Tornieria live?

Tornieria lived in what is now Tanzania, in Africa. Its fossils were found in the Tendaguru Beds.1

?Is Tornieria a dinosaur?

Yes, Tornieria is a dinosaur. It is a type of sauropod called a diplodocid.1 3

迷思破解王

迷思： Some people think Tornieria is just a species of Barosaurus.

真相： Scientists now agree that Tornieria is a distinct genus, not the same as Barosaurus.1 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Tornieria
命名者: Sternfeld 19113
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Diplodocidae3
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
岩石的年代: 152 到 143 百萬年 (Kimmeridgian / Tithonian)3
岩層: Tendaguru3
國家: 坦尚尼亞3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 7 筆3
發現: German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas discovered two sauropod skeletons in Tanzania in 1907. He named them Gigantosaurus africanus and G. robustus in 1908. Because the name Gigantosaurus was already used, Richard Sternfeld renamed the genus Tornieria in 1911.1
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Tornieria gracilis is a valid species or just a variant of T. africana.1