Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus Paralitherizinosaurus

"tidal"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Paralitherizinosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
Japan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Therizinosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria

Paralitherizinosaurus is an extinct genus of therizinosaurid theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Osoushinai Formation of Hokkaido, Japan. The genus contains a single species, Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus, known from a partial right hand and cervical vertebra. Paralitherizinosaurus represents the youngest therizinosaur known from Japan.

What we know

  • Named by Kobayashi et al., 2022.
  • Fossils found in Japan.