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Dinosaurs

Nothronychus

noh-throh-NI-kus
Nothronychus mckinleyi

Nothronychus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Large theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

sloth-like claw

Length

5.3m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Therizinosauroidea, Therizinosauridae, Nothronychus
Found In
USA
Range
094-89 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
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Information
A partial skull and postcranium of Nothronychus have been found. This odd dinosaur may even have evolved from a carnivore to a herbivore.
Alternate Names