Dinosaur: Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus
Cretaceous: 83.6–72.1 Ma
| Length*: | 3.6 m | 11.8 ft |
| Weight*: | 280 kg | 617 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Kobayashi et al.
Year: 2022
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Japan
Region: Hokkaido
Formation: Osoushinai
Sources
Material: Partial vertebra and a partial right hand.
References: Kobayashi et al. (2022). "New therizinosaurid dinosaur from the marine Osoushinai Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Japan) provides insight for function and evolution of therizinosaur claws".
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