恐龍卡第 1897 張，共 2 027 張

Vitakrisaurus

名字的意思： “Vitakri lizard”1

吃：肉肉食恐龍白堊紀晚期

Vitakrisaurus was a meat-eating dinosaur that lived in what is now Pakistan. It was a medium-sized theropod with strong hands and claws for catching prey.1

生存年代

72 到 66 百萬年前4

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Balochistan, Pakistan2 1

長度

1.55 m (5.1 ft)3

體重

5.5 kg (12 lb)3

高度

0.54 m (1.8 ft)

估計值

最高速度

時速約 32 公里（20 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 1.5 隻家貓一樣重

跟 3 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 9 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一隻家貓一樣重跟 46 根香蕉一樣重能在 11 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Vitakrisaurus 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)

Vitakrisaurus 時速約 32 公里 (20 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

Vitakrisaurus was named by scientist Muhammad Sadiq Malkani in 2010.2

Its fossils include hand bones like carpals, metacarpals, and claws, which are rare for theropods from this region.1

This dinosaur lived during the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 67 to 66 million years ago.1

Vitakrisaurus is known from the Vitakri Lameta Formation in central Pakistan.1

It belongs to a group of theropods called abelisauroids, which were common in the southern continents.1

The species name saraiki honors the Saraiki language spoken by people living near where the fossils were found.1

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

?How big was Vitakrisaurus?

It was a medium sized theropod, about 10 metres long. That is roughly the length of a school bus.4

?What did Vitakrisaurus eat?

It was a carnivore, meaning it ate meat. It used its strong hands and claws to catch prey.4

?When did Vitakrisaurus live?

It lived at the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 67 to 66 million years ago.4

?Where was Vitakrisaurus found?

Its fossils were found in the Vitakri Lameta Formation in Balochistan, central Pakistan.1 4

?Is Vitakrisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a dinosaur. It belongs to the group Theropoda, which includes meat-eating dinosaurs like T. rex.4

?Did Vitakrisaurus have feathers?

Scientists do not know for sure. No feathers have been found with its fossils, but many theropods related to it may have had feathers.1

?How fast could Vitakrisaurus run?

Nobody knows for sure. As a medium-sized theropod, it was probably a fast runner, but no speed estimates have been published.4

?Why is it called Vitakrisaurus?

Its name honors the Vitakri locality where it was found, and 'saurus' means lizard. The species name saraiki honors the Saraiki language of Pakistan.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Vitakrisaurus
命名者: Malkani 20104
類群: 肉食恐龍
科 / 演化支: Vitakrisauridae4
分類: Theropoda > Ceratosauria4
岩石的年代: 72 到 66 百萬年 (Maastrichtian)4
岩層: Vitakri4
國家: 巴基斯坦4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆4
發現: Vitakrisaurus was named by Muhammad Sadiq Malkani in 2010 based on fossils from the mid Bor 2 locality in the Barkhan district of Balochistan, Pakistan.2 1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure exactly how big Vitakrisaurus grew, because only a few bones have been found.1