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**Galvasean** · 16-07-2009, 22:11

I am delighted to report a new species of Nothronychus (one of my favourite dinosaurs) has been found. One could describe it as the awkward cousin of Velociraptor and T.rex. It was 13 feet tall and had foot long claws.

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In addition to its imposing claws—a therizinosaur trademark—the newfound dinosaur had a less-than-fearsome potbelly, a birdlike beak, stumpy legs, and a short tail

Full article here.
There is also an abstarct from the actual paper here.

Photograph by Rob Gaston

**star-pants** · 16-07-2009, 22:17

How odd ... pot belly... *bgrh* style?

he kinda looks like he'd amble up behind you and rip your stomach open spilling your guts to the world

mysterious · 16-07-2009, 22:33

How intellegent were they.

I hope they show the fossils of the dinosaurs that are classified

Coriolanus · 16-07-2009, 22:33

Blargh! I'd just spotted and was going to post it too.

He looks absolutely bizarre and tbh, downright wrong, especially given that he's supposedly a herbivore. Wouldn't be the first time someone put a skeleton together wrong though.

Abstract link seems dead btw.

**Galvasean** · 16-07-2009, 22:51

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Originally Posted by star-pants

How odd ... pot belly... *bgrh* style?

Hmm, don't suppose they need a mascot do they?

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Originally Posted by star-pants

he kinda looks like he'd amble up behind you and rip your stomach open spilling your guts to the world

I doubt it. Best evidence suggests they were peaceful plant eaters. I'd say the claws were used for self defence and/or possibly pulling down leaves from branches.

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Originally Posted by mysterious

How intellegent were they.

Judging by their skulls, the therizinosaurs don't appear to be particularly intelligent dinosaurs. They most likely would have been less intelligent than the majority of carnivorous dinosaurs.

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Originally Posted by mysterious

I hope they show the fossils of the dinosaurs that are classified

Careful now. I won't stand for this thread being derailed.

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Originally Posted by Nevore

He looks absolutely bizarre and tbh, downright wrong, especially given that he's supposedly a herbivore. Wouldn't be the first time someone put a skeleton together wrong though.

Well, a few therizinosaurs have been found so far and they're all pretty mad looking.
Beipiaosaurus,

Falcarias.

Therizinosaurus,

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Originally Posted by Nevore

Abstract link seems dead btw.

Working fine for me. Anyone else experiencing problems?

**star-pants** · 16-07-2009, 22:53

Links working fine for me
and that first pic you posted just there is scary.
I guess the claws might be used for stripping branches?

**Galvasean** · 16-07-2009, 23:01

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Originally Posted by star-pants

I guess the claws might be used for stripping branches?

Check out from 4:00 in (and keep watching, it's awesome)

edit: embedding disabled, here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYRU-dYcGDw

**Galvasean** · 18-08-2009, 01:59

Found this great picture of Nothronychus graffami by Victor Leshyk.

**Capt'n Midnight** · 19-08-2009, 17:34

some DNA has survived , not enough to clone them though

**Galvasean** · 19-08-2009, 21:24

Um... while the giant ground sloth Megatherium probably did live in a similar ecolocigal niche as the therizinosaurs, I don't really get the relevence...

**Capt'n Midnight** · 20-08-2009, 00:24

Big claws, bad ass and like Wolverine in the thread title it's a mammal.

Of course being elephant sized and having giant claws won't really help if you are up against humans

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star-pants Moo-derator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Dublin Posts: 17,491 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Christmas, Musicals, Phobias	How odd ... pot belly... bgrh style? he kinda looks like he'd amble up behind you and rip your stomach open spilling your guts to the world

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mysterious Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Da beginning where it ended, ,Now is my home. Posts: 4,950 Adverts \| Friends	How intellegent were they. I hope they show the fossils of the dinosaurs that are classified

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Coriolanus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,807 Adverts \| Friends	Blargh! I'd just spotted and was going to post it too. He looks absolutely bizarre and tbh, downright wrong, especially given that he's supposedly a herbivore. Wouldn't be the first time someone put a skeleton together wrong though. Abstract link seems dead btw.

16-07-2009, 22:53	#6
star-pants Moo-derator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Dublin Posts: 17,491 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Christmas, Musicals, Phobias	Links working fine for me and that first pic you posted just there is scary. I guess the claws might be used for stripping branches?

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Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,265 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	Found this great picture of Nothronychus graffami by Victor Leshyk.

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Capt'n Midnight 00:00 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 40,639 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Biology, Lifehacking, Popular Science, Windows	some DNA has survived , not enough to clone them though

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Galvasean Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hell's Creek Posts: 32,265 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Palaeontology, Transformers	Um... while the giant ground sloth Megatherium probably did live in a similar ecolocigal niche as the therizinosaurs, I don't really get the relevence...

20-08-2009, 00:24	#11
Capt'n Midnight 00:00 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 40,639 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Biology, Lifehacking, Popular Science, Windows	Big claws, bad ass and like Wolverine in the thread title it's a mammal. Of course being elephant sized and having giant claws won't really help if you are up against humans