Therizinosaurus
Period Late Cretaceous (70 million years ago)
Diet Herbivore
Length 5 meters (16 feet)
Weight 5,000 kg
The Scythe Lizard
Therizinosaurus is one of the strangest dinosaurs ever discovered, with massive claws that looked like scythes.
Unique Features
- Giant Claws: Up to 1 meter long, longest of any known animal
- Herbivore: Despite fearsome appearance, ate only plants
- Pot Belly: Large gut for digesting tough vegetation
- Feathered: Likely covered in primitive feathers