Therizinosaurus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θερίζω (therízō, “reap, cut”) + -saurus, in reference to its scythe-like claws. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === †Therizinosaurus m A taxonomic genus within the family †Therizinosauridae – currently contains a single species, †Therizinosaurus cheloniformis, a very large dinosaur, with a long neck and notable elongated fingers; it lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Nemegt Formation around 70 million years ago. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Eureptilia, Romeriida – clades; Diapsida – subclass; Archosauromorpha – infraclass; Archosauria – division; Ornithodira – subsection; Dinosauria – superorder; Saurischia – order; Theropoda – suborder; Tetanurae – infraorder; †Therizinosauroidea – superfamily; †Therizinosauridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): †Therizinosaurus cheloniformis – sole species === References === Therizinosaurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Therizinosaurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Therizinosaurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons