Description - What the Camarasaurus looked like? 卡玛拉龙长的什么样?
Camarasaurus was 24 to 65 feet long. It weighed 40,000 pounds. It had a small, long head with a flat nose. The Camarasaurus' teeth were shaped like spoons. It had thick legs with five toes on each foot. The middle toe on each foot had a sharp claw. The front legs were a little shorter than the back legs. 卡玛拉龙长24~65英尺,重4万磅。它的脑袋小而长,鼻子是扁的。牙齿长得像勺子一样(补,当磨损坏了时,它还能长出新的牙来代替原来的旧牙)。卡玛拉龙的腿挺粗,每只脚有五个脚趾,中趾长着锋利的爪子。它的前腿比后腿略短一点儿。 |
Behavior - How the Camarasaurus acted?  卡玛拉龙的行为举止什么样?
Camarasaurus lived in groups. They laid eggs. They did not make a nest, they layed the eggs in a line while walking. The Camarasaurus took care of their babies. Camarasaurus had a small brain and were not smart. 卡玛拉龙是群居动物。它们不做窝,而是一边走路一边生小恐龙,生出的恐龙蛋形成一条线。卡玛拉龙照看自己孩子。它们的脑袋很小,所以不太聪明。 |
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Habitat - When and where the Camarasaurus lived? 卡玛拉龙生活在什么时候?住哪儿?
Camarasaurus lived 155 to 145 million years ago. That time was called the late Jurassic period. Other dinosaurs living at the same time were Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Stegosaurus and Allosaurus. Bones of the Camarasaurus have been found in Utah and Wyoming in the United States and in Mexico. 卡玛拉龙生活在1亿4500万~1亿5500万年前,那个时候是侏罗纪晚期。其它生活在这个时期的恐龙有梁龙,迷惑龙,腕龙,剑龙和异龙。卡玛拉龙化石在美国的尤他州和怀俄明州以及在墨西哥发现过。 |
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Prey/Predator - What the Camarasaurus ate and what ate it? 卡玛拉龙吃什么?
Camarasaurus was a plant eater. It did not chew, it swallowed the leaves whole. It ate fern leaves and pine trees. The Camarasaurus had a very good digestive system; it would swallow gizzard stones to help grind up the tough vegetation that it would eat. 卡玛拉龙是草食动物。吃东西时,它不嚼,而是将叶子整片吞下。它吃蕨类植物的叶子以及松树。卡玛拉龙有个非常强壮的消化系统,它会吞下砂石来帮助消化胃里其它坚硬的植物。 |
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Interesting Facts 趣事
The name Camarasaurus means “chambered lizard.” 卡玛拉龙英文名(Camarasaurus)的含义是“隔成房间的蜥蜴”。 |
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