Duonychus

Description

Source: Wikipédia

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 Formation. The remains were discovered in 2012 by the Mongolian Academy of Sciences and briefly mentioned in later conference abstracts. The genus contains a single species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, which was formally described in 2025.
The hand of Duonychus only has two fingers, similar to tyrannosaurids, compared to the three commonly found in most theropods. This anatomical feature—in addition to its long, strongly curved claws—may have allowed Duonychus to efficiently grasp plant material to consume. The geological formation from which Duonychus is known has also yielded the therizinosaurs Enigmosaurus, Erlikosaurus, and Segnosaurus, in addition to many other dinosaurs.

Information(s)

Source: The Paleobiology Database

• Attibution: Kobayashi et al. 2025⁹¹⁵¹⁹
• Statut: Valide
• Nom commun: ?
• Longueur (en m):  10 to < 100
• Largeur (en m):  1.0 to < 10
• Hauteur (en m):  1.0 to < 10
• Poids (en m): de à
• Environnement de découverte: terrestrial
• Mode de vie: terrestrial
• Mode de locomotion: actively mobile
• Vision: ?
• Alimentation: herbivore
• Mode de reprodution: oviparous
• Classification: Therizinosauridae >> Therizinosauroidea >> Therizinosauria >> Maniraptoriformes >> Coelurosauria >> Tetanurae >> Averostra >> Neotheropoda >> Theropoda >> Dinosauria
• Période: Cenomanian - Santonian (de -100.50 Ma à -83.60 Ma)
• Espèce(s):
  • Duonychus tsogtbaatari (Valide)⁹¹⁵¹⁹
• Specimen(s):

  Pas de spécimen dans la base de donnée.

• Autre(s) Taxon(s) trouvés dans la litterature:
  • Duonychus tsogtbaatari
• Découverte(s): 1 occcurrences
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  • Mongolie
    • Ömnögovi
      • ?
        • Formation Bayanshiree
          • Duonychus tsogtbaatari: ? ⁹¹⁵¹⁹
• Historique des modifications:

Pas de modification récente.