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Velociraptor

名字的意思： “quick plunderer”1

吃：肉迅猛龍類白堊紀晚期

Velociraptor was a small, fast dinosaur that used a huge sickle-shaped claw on each foot to hunt. It lived in the late Cretaceous period, about 74 to 70 million years ago, in what is now Mongolia. Despite what you see in movies, real Velociraptor was only about the size of a turkey and probably had feathers.1 2

生存年代

90 到 66 百萬年前7

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Mongolia, China, Canada (Alberta), and Kazakhstan7 1

長度

1.8 m (5.9 ft)1 2

體重

7 kg 到 45 kg (15 到 99 lb)1 2

高度

0.5 到 1 m (1.6 到 3.3 ft)3 4

最高速度

時速約 39 公里（24 英里）

跑步: Sellers & Manning 2007

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？

牠有多重？

跟 2 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 10 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 11 隻家貓一樣重跟 9 顆西瓜一樣重跟 2.5 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 1.5 個小學生一樣重能在 9.2 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Velociraptor 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)

Velociraptor 時速約 39 公里 (24 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

Velociraptor had a large, sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot, which it used to slash at prey.2

The Velociraptor in Jurassic Park movies was made much larger than the real animal and was actually based on a different dinosaur called Deinonychus.1

Velociraptor is now thought to have been covered in fine, feather-like structures, making it look more like a bird than a scaly reptile.1

The largest Velociraptor grew to about 1.8 metres (6 feet) long, which is about the height of an adult man, but weighed only up to 45 kg (100 pounds).2

Velociraptor lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 74 to 70 million years ago, and went extinct before the big asteroid hit Earth.1 2

The name Velociraptor means 'quick plunderer', because it was a fast hunter.1

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

?How big was a Velociraptor?

About 2 metres (6.6 feet) long and weighed around 15 to 20 kilograms (33 to 44 pounds). It was about the size of a large dog.3 5

?Did Velociraptor have feathers?

Yes. Scientists have found quill knobs on a Velociraptor fossil, which proves it had long feathers on its arms. Its body was covered in feathers, like a bird.5 6

?Could Velociraptor fly?

No. Its arms were too short and its wishbone was the wrong shape for flying. The feathers were probably used for display and keeping warm.5 6

?How fast could Velociraptor run?

It could run at speeds up to about 39 km/h (24 miles per hour). Its long legs and light body made it a fast runner.6

?What did Velociraptor eat?

It ate small mammals, reptiles, and possibly baby dinosaurs like young Protoceratops. It was a carnivore that used its claws and teeth to catch prey.5

?When did Velociraptor go extinct?

It died out about 70 million years ago, near the end of the Cretaceous Period. That was before the big asteroid hit Earth.2

?Why did Velociraptor have a sickle claw?

It used the big curved claw on each foot to stab and grip its prey, like an eagle uses its talons. It kept the claw lifted off the ground to stay sharp.5 6

?Is Velociraptor a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a small theropod dinosaur. It is closely related to birds, but it is not a bird.5 3

?How many species of Velociraptor are there?

There are two known species: Velociraptor mongoliensis and Velociraptor osmolskae. Some scientists think there might be a third.5 3

迷思破解王

迷思： Velociraptor was a huge, scaly dinosaur as big as a human.

真相： Real Velociraptor was only about 1.8 metres long and weighed 7 to 45 kg, and it probably had feathers. The movie version was based on a larger relative, Deinonychus.1 2

給恐龍專家

學名: Velociraptor
命名者: Osborn 19247
類群: 迅猛龍類
科 / 演化支: Dromaeosauridae7
分類: Theropoda > Dromaeosauridae7
岩石的年代: 90 到 66 百萬年 (Coniacian / Maastrichtian)7
岩層: Djadokhta, Baruungoyot, Dinosaur Park7
國家: 蒙古, 中國, 加拿大, 哈薩克7
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 20 筆7
發現: Velociraptor was named by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1924, based on fossils found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.7 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are still debating exactly how Velociraptor used its sickle claw, whether for slashing or climbing.2