Therizinosaurus
Name meaning	"Scythe lizard"
Diet	Herbivore
Height	15-20 ft
Length	40 ft
Weight	4-7 Tons
Range	Isla Sorna
Birth type	Egg
Game appearances	Jurassic Park III: Park Builder
Trading card appearances	Inkworks Jurassic Park III Premium Trading Cards

Therizinosaurus was a genus of the Therizinosaurid family. The T. cheloniformis species measuring perhaps 40 ft long and 22 ft high.

At first it was thought to be a giant turtle, second it was thought to be a giant Carnosaur measuring 55 ft long, third and current it is thought to be a theropod with a long neck, short tail, huge body and as well giant claws. Unlike most theropods Therizinosaurids and relatives are thought to be the following ant-eaters, omnivores or hervibores.

Dinosaur researchers Florence and Charlie Magovern discovered two 18-inch-long fossilized eggs in the Xixia Basin in Nanyang, china. These are perhaps the largest eggs of any animal ever found. Painstaking study of one egg throughout 1995 by the Magoverns and others revealed the bones of a tiny theropod, possibly a therizinosaur, an herbivore about which little is known. The fossil baby was names "Baby Louie" after photographer Louie Psihoyes.^[1]

More real-life information: Therizinosaurus at Wikipedia.

Jurassic Park SeriesEdit

Therizinosaurus doesn't appear in the novels or movies. It is only mentioned in games and trading cards. It has the longest claws in the Jurassic Park franchise among all dinosaurs.

Jurassic Park inspired gamesEdit

Therizinosaurus can be created in the game Jurassic Park III: Park Builder.

Trading CardsEdit

At card nr. 54 of the Inkworks Jurassic Park III Premium Trading Cards series, a discovery of dinosaur eggs is told (see quote in the real-life section). The eggs might be of a Therizinosaurus.

NotesEdit

1. ↑ Inkworks Jurassic Park III Premium Trading Cards #54.