Segnosaurus

Pronunciation:
SEG-no-SORE-us
Name meaning:
'slow lizard'
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
4.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 97-88 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae
Named by:
Perle (1979)
Type species:
galbinensis