In Depth Named after Erlik, the demon king in Mongolian mythology, Erlikosaurus was a ground breaking discovery as it was the first therizinosaurid skull known to science. Despite the overall lack of other skeletal material, this skull made Erlikosaurus a model for other therizinosaurids, which at the time were only known from their post cranial … Read more
Nanshiungosaurus: Research Database Therizinosauria (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · Asia — China (Henan Province) Research Note: Nanshiungosaurus was a therizinosaur theropod from the Late Cretaceous of China — one of the few named therizinosaurs from Asia. As a member of the Therizinosauria, it provides data on therizinosaur diversity and evolution in the … Read more
Therizinosaurus: Research Database Therizinosauridae · Late Cretaceous (~70 MYA) · Nemegt Formation, Mongolia Research Note: Therizinosaurus is one of the most bizarre dinosaurs — a giant bipedal animal with enormous claws up to 1 meter long. For decades, only the giant claws were known, leading to wildly speculative reconstructions. It belongs to the Therizinosauridae, a … Read more
Segnosaurus: Research Database Therizinosauria (Theropoda) · Late Cretaceous (~100-94 MYA) · Asia — Mongolia (Gobi Desert, Bissekty Formation) Research Note: Segnosaurus was a therizinosaurian theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia — one of the first described therizinosaurs and an important taxon for understanding the evolution of herbivorous theropods. Research Finding Status Grade … Read more