Enigmosaurus

Enigmosaurus

• Mongolia

• Enigmosaurus mongoliensis

Enigmosaurus (Greek: " Mysterious lizard" ) was a native of today's Asia theropod dinosaurs. With regard to the systematics Enigmosaurus is assigned to the Therizinosauroidea. The only known species is Enigmosaurus mongoliensis.

Fossils of living before about 91 to 72 million years lizards Beck dinosaur were found and described in Mongolia by the paleontologists bars Bold and Pearl in 1983. Enigmosaurus expected to have reached a length of about seven meters. The weight is estimated at about 900 kg. His appearance came close to that of close relatives Erlikosaurus. He had huge claws on the fingers, as was typical for Therizinosauriden.

Probably fed the dinosaurs of plants and moved away biped ( two-legged ).

System

Originally announced bars Bold Enigmosaurus a family, the Enigmosauridae to. In 1992, Currie estimates that Enigmosaurus must have been a Segnosauridae. Two years later, Russell and Dong Enigmosaurus assigned to the Therizinosauridae. According to Clark et al Enigmosaurus the Therizinosauroidea is allot ( 2004).