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- noun Any
theropod dinosaur of the clade Therizinosauria
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My team discovered the recently described therizinosaur that we named Nothronychus graffami.
Boing Boing 2008
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My team discovered the recently described therizinosaur that we named Nothronychus graffami.
Boing Boing 2008
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WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the most complete skeleton of a type of pot-bellied dinosaur, a therizinosaur, in southern Utah, US, which had claws like that of the fictional
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The evolution of the flashy down coat has been traced back to 125 million-year-old dinosaur fossils. worn by Beipiaosaurus, which is a therizinosaur, small-headed theropods with long necks and giant claws.
Livescience.com 2009
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According to a report in National Geographic News, dubbed Nothronychus graffami, the 13-foot-tall (4-meter-tall) therizinosaur lived about 92.5 million years ago in what is present-day Utah.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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MNA's skeleton fills in some major gaps in what is known about therizinosaur anatomy and habits.
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MNA's skeleton fills in some major gaps in what is known about therizinosaur anatomy and habits.
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A once in a lifetime find in 2000 by Museum of Northern Arizona paleontologists led to the discovery of the most complete therizinosaur skeleton ever found.
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A once in a lifetime find in 2000 by Museum of Northern Arizona paleontologists led to the discovery of the most complete therizinosaur skeleton ever found.
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Today, we’ll travel north, into the Gobi Desert, to visit fossil quarries in the White Pagoda Basin, where numerous new dinosaur species have recently been discovered, including the earliest-known large therizinosaur, Suzhousaurus megatherioides, and the primitive horned dinosaur Auroraceratops rugosus.
Archive 2008-12-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Duonychus was a medium-sized member of a group of awkward-looking dinosaurs called therizinosaurs, which were known for having a rotund torso, long neck, small head, bipedal stance, feathers on the body and massive claws on the hands.
Weird Mongolian dinosaur wielded 'big, sharp and nasty' claws
chained_bear commented on the word therizinosaur
Also called segnosaur.
April 20, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word therizinosaur
Seen in the news here, with thanks to reesetee.
July 15, 2009