In Mongolia's Gobi Desert, paleontologists unearthed Duonychus tsogtbaatari, a novel therizinosaur species from 90-95 million ...

An illustration shows what Duonychus tsogtbaatari might have looked like. Unlike its therizinosaur brethren, the new species had only two claws instead of three. When Hokkaido University ...

Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted to grasp and feed on vegetation ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because of a sheath preserved on one of the digits, which reveals the claw’s true length.

Scientists found this therizinosaur had only two fingers on each hand, with 30-centimeter claws used to grasp branches and feed on leaves.

The dinosaur, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, measured about 10 feet (3 meters) long, weighed approximately 575 pounds (260 kg) and lived roughly 90 to 95 million years ago during the Cretaceous ...

Fossils unearthed during construction of a water pipeline in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia have revealed one of the oddest ...

The dinosaur, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, measured about 10 feet (3 meters) long, weighed approximately 575 pounds (260 kg) and lived roughly 90 to 95 million years ago during the Cretaceous ...

The dinosaur has been given the scientific name Duonychus tsogtbaatari, in honor of Mongolian paleontologist Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar. The genus name Duonychus means two claws in Greek.Duonychus ...