Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
ok. 10 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length
Body length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Therizinosaurus — size comparison
Therizinosaurus lived in Late Cretaceous Mongolia. Huge elongated claws on three-fingered hands are its defining feature. A theropod, it is nevertheless interpr
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Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
Body lengthScale in m
0246810
approx. 10 m
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Therizinosaurus — size comparison — facts and sources
Therizinosaurus lived in Late Cretaceous Mongolia. Huge elongated claws on three-fingered hands are its defining feature. A theropod, it is nevertheless interpreted through better-known relatives as chiefly plant-eating, with a heavy body and long neck.
Claws may have drawn vegetation closer or served in threatening displays, but their function remains debated. The species is known chiefly from limb bones and ribs, so reconstructed heads and bodies rely heavily on other therizinosaurs.
The first remains were mistakenly associated with a giant turtle. Later discoveries allowed recognition of this unusual dinosaur and its placement among theropods.