恐龍卡第 1880 張，共 2 027 張

Vectidromeus

名字的意思： “Isle of Wight runner”1

吃：植物有喙的草食恐龍白堊紀早期

Vectidromeus was a small, fast dinosaur that lived on an island in what is now England. It had a beak for nibbling plants and ran on its two back legs to escape bigger predators.1 5

生存年代

143 到 100 百萬年前5

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom1 5

長度

2 到 3 m (6.6 到 9.8 ft)3

體重

18 kg 到 23 kg (40 到 51 lb)3

最高速度

時速約 41 公里（25 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？

牠有多重？

跟 6 隻家貓一樣重

跟 3 隻狗從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 17 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 5 顆西瓜一樣重能在 8.8 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Vectidromeus 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)

Vectidromeus 時速約 41 公里 (25 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

Vectidromeus was named in 2024, making it one of the newest dinosaurs discovered.1

The only known fossil is from a young dinosaur, not a full-grown adult.1

Its bones were found near Sudmoor Point on the Isle of Wight, in rocks that were once a river floodplain.1 2

Vectidromeus lived about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.5

Scientists think Vectidromeus was a fast runner, because its leg bones are long and slender like those of other running dinosaurs.1

Vectidromeus is only known from the Isle of Wight, and its closest relative Hypsilophodon is also found there, suggesting these small herbivores were unique to Europe.2

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

?How big was Vectidromeus?

About the size of a chicken, but it was a juvenile and may have grown much larger.4

?What did Vectidromeus eat?

It was a herbivore, meaning it ate plants. It had a beak for nibbling plants.4

?When did Vectidromeus live?

It lived about 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Is Vectidromeus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Ornithischia and the family Hypsilophodontidae.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Vectidromeus
命名者: Longrich et al. 20245
類群: 有喙的草食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Hypsilophodontidae5
分類: Ornithischia > Ornithopoda5
岩石的年代: 143 到 100 百萬年 (Berriasian / Albian)5
國家: 英國5
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆5
發現: Vectidromeus was named by Nick Longrich and colleagues in 2024, based on a partial skeleton found on the Isle of Wight, England.1 5
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Vectidromeus belongs to the family Hypsilophodontidae or to Dryosauridae, because the only known skeleton is from a juvenile.1