Segnosaurus

Description

Segnosaurus (‘slow lizard’) is a genus of herbivoroustheropod dinosaur belonging to the Therizinosauridae from the Cretaceous of Mongolia.

Segnosaurus was a rather large therizinosaurid. In 2010 Gregory S. Paulestimated the body length at 6 metres (19.5 ft), the weight at 1.3 tonnes. Segnosaurus had an elongated head, large clawed hands, a somewhat elevated torso, a broad strong pelvis, stocky legs and a short tail.

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• Pronounced: SEG-no-SORE-us
• Meaning of name: slow lizard
• Length: 4m
• Diet: carnivorous
• When it lived: Late Cretaceous
  (97 – 88 million years ago)
• Found in: Mongolia

Taxonomic details

• Taxonomy: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae, Segnosaurus
• Named by: Perle (1979)
• Type species: galbinensis