Therizinosauria

† Therizinosauria is the clade of plant-eating, pot-bellied theropod dinosaurs with elongated claws, documented from Cretaceous China. Therzinosaurians evolved from carnivorous ancestors to become large herbivores with unusual body proportions unique among theropods.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Therizinosauria was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Therizinosauria 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.