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Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus cheloniformis

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late CretaceousSize: 10mWeight: 5000kg

Therizinosaurus was a large plant-eating dinosaur that walked on two legs. It had enormous claws on each of its three-fingered hands. These claws are thought to be the longest of any land animal ever. This dinosaur is only known from some arm, leg and rib bones. This means full body reconstructions are mostly guesswork based on closely related dinosaurs. What does Therizinosaurus mean? Therizinosaurus means ‘scythe lizard’