LegendaryErlikosaurus
Erlikosaurus andrewsi
ER-lik-oh-SORE-us· “Erlik's lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Therizinosauridae
4.5 m
Length
2.4 m
Height
300 kg
Weight
A therizinosaur from Mongolia known from a beautifully complete skull — a plant-eater with a toothless beak, leaf-shaped cheek teeth and big claws for pulling down branches.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~90 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Altangerel Perle, 1980
Did you know?
- Known from one of the most complete therizinosaur skulls.
- A big-clawed plant-eater with a toothless beak.
- Named after Erlik, a king of the dead in Mongolian myth.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.