Therizinosaurus

Silhouette of the dino

How To Say It

thair-i-ZEEN-oh-SAWR-us

What It Means

Scythe Lizard

Did You Know?
The little information that we have about Therizinosaurus comes mostly from the arm bones and a few bone fragments that have been found. The other information that we have about Therizinosaurus is based on assuming it is like other therizinosaurs that we have a better fossil record of.

What It Eats

Illustration of food type

How Big It Is

Illustration of size comparison to humans

Where It Lived

Illustration of geographic location

When It Lived

70 Million Years Ago

Fun Fact

One thing we do know about Therizinosaurus is that it had the largest claws of any animal, at a little over three feet long.

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