Therizinosauroidea

Therizinosauroidea

† Therizinosauroidea는 우즈베키스탄 백악기 화석이 발견된 테리지노사우루스류와 근연종을 포함하는 상과이다. 이 분기군은 작은 육식 조상에서 큰 발톱을 가진 식물 식성 초식공룡으로의 놀라운 전환을 보여준다.

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.

티라노사우루스 렉스, 트리케라톱스, 벨로키랍토르 같은 상징적인 공룡들이 살았던 공룡 시대의 마지막 시기입니다. 공룡은 최대의 다양성을 이루었으나, 칙술루브 분화구의 소행성 충돌로 중생대가 종말을 맞았습니다.

Discovery & Naming

발견 위치 Uzbekistan

Quick Facts

지질 시대 Cretaceous Late
식성 Herbivore

자주 묻는 질문

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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