Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus
Classification
Name	Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
Name Meaning	Turtle-Formed Scythe Lizard
Species	Dinosaur
Family	Therizinosauridae
Diet	Herbivore
Physiology
Description	Large, bipedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck, small head, and large claws
Attributes	Large; prosauropod-like build; long neck; small head; a pot belly; huge arms; large claws.
Height	5.5 m (18.04 ft)
Length	10.4 m (34.12 ft)
Weight	6 t (13,227 lb)
Biography
Era	Late Cretaceous
Time	80 to 65 MYA
Discovered	1954
Locations	Asia

“	There's claws, Therizinosaurus - the scythe reptile. Long neck, small head, and those great but lethal claws at the front. This is the oddest of dinosaurs.	„
	— Allen, about Therizinosaurus in The Giant Claw

Therizinosaurus (name meaning "Scythe Lizard"), also commonly dubbed The Giant Claw due to its large scythe-like claws, is a genus of herbivorous therizinosaurid theropod dinosaur that originated during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Asia. Measuring 10 meters long and weighing 6 tons, Therizinosaurus was the last and arguably the largest representatives of its unique group, the Therizinosauria. Originally, their claws (due to their large size) were believed to have been bones of a giant turtle until they were later discovered to be a theropod-like herbivorous dinosaur.

In the Series 2 episode "The Giant Claw”, a small herd of Therizinosaurus were brought to the park from Late Cretaceous Mongolia 80 million years ago.

Facts

Era & Discovery

Therizinosaurus lived in Mongolia, Asia during the Late Cretaceous period from 80 to 65 million years ago. It shared its environment with a variety of fauna; such as Protoceratops, Saurolophus, Mononykus, Velociraptor, and its main rival Tarbosaurus.

Therizinosaurus arms

When the first fossils of Therizinosaurus were discovered sometime in the 1950's, the only thing they found was an extraordinary, 28-inch claw. Originally, it was believed to have been a single rib bone that belonged to a prehistoric speceis of turtle-like creature, possibly Archelon. Between the 1970's and 1980's, it was later revealed to be attached to the arms of a massive dinosaur with a pro-sauropod like build. With the arms themselves measuring 10 feet (3.1 m) in length, they were deemed the longest arms of any creature, let alone dinosaur, ever discovered. Due to their scythe like appearance, paleontologists had then decided to name the dinosaur "Therizinosaurus", or the "Scythe Lizard".

Gallery

Trivia

• The sound effects of Therizinosaurus are cow, elephant, giraffe, vulture, and wolf sound effects. It also features ambulance wails.