Therizinosaurus

Translingual

†Therizinosaurus cheloniformis restroration

†Therizinosaurus cheloniformis arm fossils

†Therizinosaurus cheloniformis size comparison

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θερίζω (therízō, “reap, cut”) + -saurus, in reference to its scythe-like claws.

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family †Therizinosauridae – currently contains a single species, †Therizinosaurus cheloniformis, a very large dinosaur, with a long neck and notable elongated fingers; it lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Nemegt Formation around 70 million years ago.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida – clades; Diapsida – subclass; Archosauromorpha – infraclass; Archosauria – division; Ornithodira – subsection; Dinosauria – superorder; Saurischia – order; Theropoda – suborder; Tetanurae – infraorder; †Therizinosauroidea – superfamily; †Therizinosauridae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Therizinosaurus cheloniformis – sole species

References

• Therizinosaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Therizinosaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Therizinosaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons