Megaloolithus maghrebiensis

† Nothronychus mckinleyi was a large therizinosaur theropod (~4.5m) from the Late Cretaceous of New Mexico. One of the few North American therizinosaurs, it was an unusual herbivorous theropod with long scythe-like claws, a broad pelvis, and leaf-shaped teeth for browsing.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Megaloolithus maghrebiensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Megaloolithus maghrebiensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.