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Therizinosaurs (; once
called segnosaurs) are an
extinct group of
large herbivorous theropod dinosaurs whose fossils have been
found across the Middle...
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Functionally tetradactyl (four-toed) feet were
unique to
derived therizinosaurs;
basal therizinosaurs and all
other theropods had
tridactyl feet in
which the first...
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other therizinosaurs, with the
lower jaw
measuring about same
length as the femur. The neck
appears to be
shorter compared to
other therizinosaurs. In 2003...
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Lindsay Zanno revised the
taxonomy of
therizinosaurs in
extensive detail. She
found that many
parts on
therizinosaur holotype and
referred specimens were...
- backwards-pointing hip bone. A backward-pointing hip
characterizes the
therizinosaurs, dromaeosaurids, avialans, and some
primitive troodontids. The fact...
- The
Nemegt Formation (also
known as
Nemegtskaya Svita) is a
geological formation in the Gobi
Desert of Mongolia,
dating to the Late Cretaceous. The formation...
- The
first confirmed non-carnivorous
fossil theropods found were the
therizinosaurs,
originally known as "segnosaurs".
First thought to be prosauropods...
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similar deposition and
climate settings. In
terms of biodiversity,
therizinosaurs and
turtles were the most
abundant vertebrates across the formation...
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closest non-avian relatives, such as dromaeosaurs, oviraptorosaurs,
therizinosaurs,
troodontids along with
other avialans.
Fossils of
these dinosaurs from...
- long-necked theropods;
omnivores and herbivores) †Therizinosauroidea (larger
therizinosaurs) †Therizinosauridae (sloth-like herbivores,
often with
enlarged claws)...
