Duonychus tsogtbaatari macrauchenia approximately 112-110 million years ago

approximately 112-110 million years ago

Length 228 mm

Un rasgo distintivo de Minmi es la presencia de ossa paravertebralia: láminas óseas alineadas paralelamente a las vértebras dorsales

acting as a counterbalance for the body and neck during locomotion

Duonychus tsogtbaatari macrauchenia approximately 112-110 million years agoBetween 95 and 90 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous (CenomanianTuronian) , in what is now the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, lived a peculiar therizinosaur called Duonychus tsogtbaatari . This animal inhabited a hot, arid environment, dotted with rivers and low vegetation, where it coexisted with other herbivorous dinosaurs and medium sized predators. Duonychus measured around 3 meters in length and weighed about 260 kilograms , making it a