LegendaryNothronychus
Nothronychus mckinleyi
no-thro-NYE-kus· “slothful claw”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Therizinosauridae
5.5 m
Length
3.6 m
Height
900 kg
Weight
A therizinosaur from Late Cretaceous North America — a pot-bellied, feathered plant-eater that stood upright with a small head, long neck and huge hand claws. It was the first therizinosaur found in the Americas.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~92 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
James Kirkland, 2001
Did you know?
- The first therizinosaur ('scythe lizard') found in the Americas.
- A big-bellied, feathered plant-eater despite its fearsome claws.
- Its long claws likely pulled down branches rather than caught prey.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.