纪录片《巨龙的奥秘》 第09期 巨龙之间的较量（1）

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Giganotosaurus is 10-15 percent more massive and longer than Tyrannosaurus rex, which for a long time was record holder¹.

南方巨兽龙比长久以来保持最大纪录的霸王龙还要大10～15%

Giganotosaurus was an incredible animal, around 13 meters in length.

南方巨兽龙是令人叹为观止的动物，全长约为13米

And the head was huge, around one meter and 80 centimeters.

它的头很大，大约有1.8米长

Giganotosaurus had a skull² the length of a man.

南方巨兽龙的头骨有一个人那么长

But this giant predator³ had one more thing to reveal.

但这种大型掠食动物，还包藏着更多的秘密

When the team dated the bones, they found Giganotosaurus lived in the Cretaceous, the time of the giant long-neck Argentinosaurus.

研究小组检测它的骨骼后发现，南方巨兽龙生活在白垩纪，与巨大的蜥脚类阿根廷龙生活在同一时代

And the two dinosaurs⁴ were found only 80 kilometers apart.

这两只恐龙的发现地点相距不过80公里

For the first time anywhere in the world,

这是全世界范围内的第一次

scientists had discovered mega-carnivores and huge plant-eaters living during the same time period and in the same place.

科学家们发现大型食肉恐龙与巨型植食恐龙生活在同一时代、同一地区

This is a peculiar⁵ ecological⁶ relationship that we found in Patagonia.

我们在巴塔哥尼亚发现的是一种奇特的生态关系

Big preys⁸ and big predators⁹.

大型猎物和大型掠食者

If we look at South America in the age of Giganotosaurus,

我们可以回瞰一下南美洲的南方巨兽龙时代

the main potential prey⁷ for this immense meat-eater is an even more immense plant-eater, the giant Argentinosaurus.

这种庞大的食肉恐龙的主要猎物是一种更庞大的植食恐龙——阿根廷龙

Could it be true that in Patagonia something unique happened?

巴塔哥尼亚是否真的会发生一些特别的事件呢

That the largest plant-eater ever came face-to-face with the largest known meat-eater in an extraordinary clash of the titans?

地球上有史以来最大的植食动物是否会与最大的食肉动物展开面对面的殊死较量呢？