Therizinosauroidea

Therizinosauroidea

† Therizinosauroidea は、ウズベキスタンの白亜紀化石が発見されたテリジノサウルス類と近縁種を含む上科である。この分岐群は小型肉食祖先から大型の爪を持つ植物食草食恐竜への驚くべき移行を示している。

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Therizinosauroidea 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

Therizinosauroidea lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

恐竜の最後の時代で、ティラノサウルス・レックス、トリケラトプス、ヴェロキラプトルなど象徴的な種が活躍した。チクシュルーブ・クレーターの壊滅的な小惑星衝突によって中生代が終わる前に、恐竜は最大の多様性に達した。

Discovery & Naming

発見場所 Uzbekistan

Quick Facts

地質時代 Cretaceous Late
食性 Herbivore

よくある質問

When did Therizinosauroidea live?
Therizinosauroidea lived during the Cretaceous Late period (Mesozoic Era, 100.5–66.0 million years ago).
What did Therizinosauroidea eat?
Therizinosauroidea was a herbivore.
Where were Therizinosauroidea fossils found?
Fossils of Therizinosauroidea were found in Uzbekistan.

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