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Daily Dinosaur #39: Nothronychus (Nof-row-nie-kus)



Name meaning: Sloth claw
Length: 17 feet
Weight: 1 tonne
Found: USA
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: N. mckinleyi, N. graffami
Record/s: Most complete Therizinosaur, Largest Therizinosaur from North America

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #72: Snakes are the only group of reptiles to have their main part of evolution occur after the dinosaurs went extinct.

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Daily Dinosaur #40: Tsintaosaurus (Tuh-sin-tay-oh-saw-rus)



Name meaning: Qingdao lizard
Length: 40 feet
Weight: 3 tonnes
Found: China
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: T. spinorhinus
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #73: Despite looking very similar, Parasaurolophus is not closely related to Saurolophus. While they're both Hadrosaurs, Parasaurolophus and Saurolophus belong to different groups of Hadrosaurs.

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Daily Dinosaur #41: Megaraptor (Meg-ah-rap-tore)



Name meaning: Giant thief
Length: 26 feet
Weight: 1.5 tonnes
Found: Argentina
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Species: M. namunhuaiquii
Record/s: First Megaraptoran discovered

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #74: It's a common misconception that Dromaeosaurs used their toe-claws for disembowelling. It is actually more likely they used them to slash at their prey and cause blood loss.

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Daily Dinosaur #42: Lexovisaurus (Lex-oh-vee-sawr-us)



Name meaning: Lexovi tribe lizard
Length: 16.5 feet
Weight: 2 tonnes
Found: England, France
Lived: Middle Jurassic
Diet: Herbivore
Species: L. vetustus, L. duobrivensis
Record/s: N/A

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #75: Despite being the biggest land mammal ever, Paraceratherium is still only 1/3 of the size of the biggest dinosaurs to exist.

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Daily Dinosaur #43: Ankylosaurus (An-kie-low-saw-us)



Name meaning: Fused lizard
Length: 30 feet
Weight: 8 tonnes
Found: Canada, USA
Lived: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Species: A. magniventris
Record/s: Largest Ankylosaur, Largest Ankylosaurid, largest Thyreophoran, Widest dinosaur relative to length

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Daily Dinosaur Fact #76: Sauropods likely had fatty pads, similar to an elephant, on the bottom of their feet to support their immense bodies.