Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus
- Pronunciation:
- THER-ih-zine-oh-SORE-us
- Name meaning:
- 'scythe lizard'
- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Diet:
- unknown
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 85-70 million years ago
- Found in:
- Mongolia
This large dinosaur is only known from the forelimb skeleton, so reconstructions are mostly guesswork.
© Andrey Atuchin
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae
- Named by:
- Maleev (1915)
- Type species:
- cheloniformis
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