Description
Therizinosauridae
Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
Bissekty Formation
Uchkuduk
Uzbekistan
A striking fossil manual ungual (hand claw) belonging to a member of the Therizinosauridae, a group of unusual, long-clawed theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous. Unlike typical carnivorous theropods, therizinosaurs evolved enormous forelimbs and exaggerated claws adapted for specialized feeding behaviors.
Huge 140mm hand claw (measured on the curve)
