Mar 20, 2025 · Duonychus (meaning "two claws") is an extinct genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to early Coniacian age) of what is now Mongolia. It is known from a partial skeleton, including several vertebrae, most of the forelimbs, and part of the pelvic girdle , found in outcrops of the Bayanshiree ...

Mar 25, 2025 · The newly discovered species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, belonged to the therizinosaur group of plant-eating dinosaurs. The dinosaur stood about 10 feet tall and likely used its curved two-fingered...

Mar 26, 2025 · Duonychus, which means “two claws” in Greek, stood about 10 feet tall and weighed roughly 570 pounds and belonged to the group of dinosaurs called Therizinosaurs, which were characterized by ...

Mar 20, 2025 · Duonychus is a smaller relative of Therizinosaurus, which features in the film Jurassic World Dominion. Yoshitsugu Kobayashi at Hokkaido University in Japan and his colleagues estimate the...

Mar 25, 2025 · Unlike other therizinosaurs, which have three fingers on their hands equipped with long, sharp claws, this new species only has two fingers. This unique anatomy inspired its scientific name, named...

6 days ago · Duonychus was a midsize species, likely weighing about 575 pounds and measuring 10 feet. Unlike the more famous therapods like Tyrannosaurus rex, therizinosaurs were likely herbivorous and had leaf-shaped teeth for consuming vegetation. Duonychus would probably have used its two claws to shear leaves from trees for eating and possibly for ...

6 days ago · Duonychus tsogtbaatari stood around ten feet tall and weighed approximately 573 pounds. It was a member of the Therizinosaurs , a group of dinosaurs that existed in Asia and North America between ...

Mar 25, 2025 · Here, we describe a new therizinosaur taxon, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, based on a specimen that has exceptionally preserved and atypical hands, recovered from the Upper Cretaceous Bayanshiree Formation (Cenomanian to Santonian) in Ömnögovi Province, southeastern Mongolia ().With respect to other therizinosaurs, this new taxon is unique in possessing a definitive didactyl (two-fingered) hand ...

Mar 25, 2025 · The species, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, was unique within a group of dinosaurs called Therizinosaurs, which stood on their hind legs and usually had three claws. It was medium-sized, with an ...

Mar 25, 2025 · Like T. rex and some modern sloths, this strange 90 million year old dinosaur had two fingers on each hand. An illustration shows what Duonychus tsogtbaatari might have looked like. Unlike its...