Therizinosaurus: Jurassic World Domination 'Scythe Lizard' That Could Kill a T. Rex | Clusterdam

 Therizinosaurus: Jurassic World Domination 'Scythe Lizard' That Could Kill a T. Rex | Clusterdam

Dinosaurs have been prominent in popular culture for decades, meaning species such as the T-Rex and Velociraptor have become almost universally recognized.

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Another type, Therizinosaurus, may have been overlooked. The huge six-ton dinosaur recently featured in a trailer for the upcoming Jurassic World: Dominion film in which it has been represented as a stalking threat.

While Therizinosaurus might not be as widely known as some other dinosaurs, it would have been able to stop a Tyrannosaur dead in its tracks.

The dinosaur lived in an area we'd now recognize as eastern Asia around 70 million years ago, though remains have also been found in North America, according to the Western Australian Museum.

A strange-looking dinosaur, Therizinosaurus would possibly have had wide hips, a pot belly, and long arms adorned with yard-long claws at the hands that were so big that they would have been the largest claws in the animal kingdom. These natural blades have given the dinosaur the nickname "scythe lizard". The dinosaur was also huge, standing at a height of around 16 feet.

These estimates of the dinosaur's appearance are just that—estimates. According to the U.K.'s Natural History Museum, the dino is only known from its forelimb skeleton, so reconstructions of its entire body are mostly guesswork.

In any case, despite its potentially threatening appearance Therizinosaurus is not thought to have been a meat-eater. Nonetheless, the dinosaur would have stood its ground against an attacking tyrannosaur, using its vast claws as a defense.

Another unknown about Therizinosaurus is whether or not it had feathers. The dinosaur may be depicted with or without them.

Therizinosaurus lived in the Late Cretaceous period, meaning it would have shared the planet with other dinosaurs such as the Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus, and Velociraptor types.

The end of the Cretaceous period marked the end of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago when the Earth experienced one of the biggest mass extinction events in history.