It also had a thick, spiny sail-like backbone, giving it an even more unique look. With its long bill, sharp teeth and claws, Deinocheirus fed on plants, fish, and more than likely any other small creature that crossed its path. Fast forward to 2014 when two complete specimens are assembled with newly discovered (and recovered, as bones that had been poached resurfaced) parts- finally giving us more insight into the ostrich-like ornithomimosaur, which at 33 feet long, 16 feet high, and up to over nine tons was no slouch in the size department. The arms were discovered in the Gobi Desert back in 1965, inspiring scientists to dub the creature it came from Deinocheirus mirificus (Greek translation: “Terrible Hands”). DEINOCHEIRUS - For decades, all researchers had of this Omnivorous giant theropod was a pair of eight-foot-long limbs bearing eight-inch claws. From these two fragments, the dinosaur is calculated to have weighed up to almost eight tons.ħ. Not much is known about Oxalaia quilombensis, as all researchers currently have are skull fragments dating back 95 million years ago. OXALAIA QUILOMBENSIS - The largest Spinosaur (more on them later) to be found in South America, this dinosaur spent part of its time in the water, munching on fish with its huge, crocodile-like jaws. (Photo by Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images)Ĩ. A model of a Tyrannosaurus-rex predatory dinosaur.
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