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Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus

June 15 , 2022 689 days 632 0
  • A new study has revealed that the above-named species roamed around the shores of Asia between 66 million and 145 million years ago
  • It is a bipedal dinosaur.
  • It was identified from the fossilised remains unearthed on Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan.
  • The fossil is the first to be found in Asia in marine sediments.
  • The dinosaur belonged to a group known as Therizinosaurs – bipedal and primarily herbivorous three-toed dinosaurs.
  • The most remarkable aspect of this species is that it had sword-like claws.

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