Description

Therizinosaur
Theropod
Late Cretaceous (Turonian)
Bissekty Formation
Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan

Partial 44mm hand claw.

Therizinosaurs are known only from partial remains, but luckily for us, we can marvel at their oversized fingers and claws – the longest claws of any known animal, living or extinct.  They were the “Edward Scissorhands” of the dinosaur world.

Here is a study specimen of a rare dinosaur claw from a lesser-known locality.