LegendarySegnosaurus
Segnosaurus galbinensis
SEG-noh-SORE-us· “slow lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🌿 herbivore🦴 Therizinosauridae
6 m
Length
2.5 m
Height
1.3 t
Weight
A large, pot-bellied therizinosaur from Mongolia with a broad, four-toed foot and big claws. So unusual that its group was once thought to be a strange offshoot of dinosaurs entirely.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~102 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Altangerel Perle, 1979
Did you know?
- A bulky, plant-eating therizinosaur with a broad, flat foot.
- So odd that scientists once placed it in its own dinosaur group.
- Its name 'slow lizard' reflects its heavy, unhurried build.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.