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  • T. cheloniformes (Maleev, 1954) type species

    • Name : Therizinosaurus Species : cheloniformes
    Pronounced : THER-uh-ZEE-noh-SAWR-us Pronounced : ke-LOHN-i-FOR-mis
    Meaning : "scythe lizard" Meaning : "turtle-form"
    Length :
    8 - 11 meters (26 - 36 feet)     		Height at hips :
    		Weight :
    about 3 tons
    Diet : herbivore = plant eater ? Period : Upper Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Saurischia     		Suborder :
    Theropoda     		Family :
    Therizinosauridae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered:
    1948     		Described by:
    E. A. Maleev     		When Described:
    1954
    Fossils found in : (Nemegt Formation) Omnogov, (White Beds of Khermeen Tsav) Bayankhongor, Mongolia
    Charactistics and things of interest:
    With giant curved claws up to 70 cm (28 inches) long at the end of arms 2.4 meters (8 feet) long this dinosaur has a strange appearance. When first discovered it was thought the remains were from a huge turtle. Fossils found include the giant arm arm, sickle-shaped claws, incomplete hind legs.
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