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To: ETL
The therazinosaurus was a fascinatingly bizarre animal... I can't help but wonder why they don't include it in a Jurassic movie instead of making up hybrid dinosaurs that never existed like the Indominus Rex or Indoraptor.
8 posted on 08/31/2018 7:02:01 AM PDT by pcottraux (depthsofpentecost.com)
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To: pcottraux
The therazinosaurus was a fascinatingly bizarre animal

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"Therizinosaurus is a genus of very large theropod dinosaurs. Therizinosaurus comprises the single species T. cheloniformis, which lived in the late Cretaceous Period (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian stages, around 70 million years ago), and was one of the last and largest representatives of its unique group, the Therizinosauria.

Fossils of this species were first discovered in Mongolia and were originally thought to belong to a turtle-like reptile (hence the species name, T. cheloniformis – “turtle-formed”). It is known only from a few bones, including gigantic hand claws, from which it gets its name.

Though the fossil remains of Therizinosaurus are incomplete, inferences can be made about their physical characteristics based on related therizinosaurids.

Like other members of their family, Therizinosaurus probably had small skulls atop long necks, with bipedal gaits and heavy, deep, broad bodies (as evidenced by the wide pelvis of other therizinosaurids). Their forelimbs may have reached lengths of up to 2.5 metres (8.2 feet)[1] or even 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) in the largest known specimen.[2] Their hindlimbs ended in four weight-bearing toes, unlike other theropod groups, in which the first toe was reduced to a dewclaw.

In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated the maximum size of Therizinosaurus at 10 metres (33 ft) in length and five tonnes in weight.[2] They are the largest therizinosaurs known, and the largest known maniraptorans.[2]

The most distinctive feature of Therizinosaurus was the presence of gigantic claws on each of the three digits of their front limbs. These were common among therizinosaurs but especially large in Therizinosaurus, and while the largest claw specimens are incomplete, they probably reached 0.7–1 metres (2.3–3.3 ft) in length. The claws are the longest known from any animal.[3] The claws were relatively straight, only gradually tapering into a point, as well as extremely narrow and transversely flattened.[2][4][5][6]

The feeding habits of Therizinosaurus are unknown since no skull material has ever been found that could indicate their diet. However, like other therizinosaurs, they were probably primarily herbivorous.[7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaurus

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11 posted on 08/31/2018 7:12:14 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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