恐龍卡第 1901 張，共 2 027 張

Volkheimeria

名字的意思： “Volkheimer's lizard, after paleontologist Wolfgang Volkheimer”1

吃：植物長脖子恐龍侏羅紀早期

Volkheimeria was an early, long-necked dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina about 180 million years ago. It was a sauropod, but not one of the giant ones you might know like Brachiosaurus. Scientists think it was still growing when it died, so we don't know exactly how big a full-grown one would be.1

生存年代

183 到 180 百萬年前4

侏羅紀早期

化石發現地

Cerro Cóndor, Chubut Province, Argentina1

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)

Volkheimeria 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

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago, at a time when many other early sauropods were also appearing.1

The only known skeleton is a partial one, including parts of the backbone, hip bones, a thigh bone, and a shin bone.1

Its thigh bone is 63 cm long, which gives scientists a clue about its size.2

Volkheimeria had air sacs in its neck vertebrae, making its skeleton lighter, but not in its back vertebrae.1

Its tail was probably short because the tail bones are short from front to back.1

Scientists are not sure exactly where Volkheimeria fits in the sauropod family tree. Some think it is a very early sauropod, not yet a eusauropod.1

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

?What did Volkheimeria eat?

Volkheimeria was a plant-eating dinosaur. A tooth that may belong to it is broad and spoon-shaped with large denticles, which is good for eating plants.1

?How big was Volkheimeria?

The size of a fully grown Volkheimeria is not known because the only known specimen was still growing. An estimate based on the partial skeleton suggests it was about 11 metres long.1 3

?Where was Volkheimeria found?

Volkheimeria was found in Argentina, near the village of Cerro Cóndor in Chubut Province.1

?When did Volkheimeria live?

Volkheimeria lived during the Early Jurassic, about 179 to 178 million years ago.1

給恐龍專家

學名: Volkheimeria
命名者: Bonaparte 19794
類群: 長脖子恐龍
科 / 演化支: Gravisauria4
分類: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda4
岩石的年代: 183 到 180 百萬年 (Toarcian)4
岩層: Cañadón Asfalto4
國家: 阿根廷4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 1 筆4
發現: Volkheimeria was named by Argentine paleontologist José Bonaparte in 1979. The name honors Wolfgang Volkheimer, another Argentine scientist. The fossils were found near Cerro Cóndor in Chubut, Argentina.1
仍有爭議: Scientists are not sure whether Volkheimeria was a very early sauropod or a more advanced eusauropod, because the only skeleton is incomplete.1