PARALITHERIZINOSAURUS
an herbivorous therizinosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Japan.
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Seashore reaping lizard
Author/s: Kobayashi
et al. (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Hokkaido, Japan
Discovery Chart Position: #1070
Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus
(Seashore reaping lizard of japan)Etymology
Paralitherizinosaurus is derived from the Greek "paralos" (near the sea), "therizo" (to reap) and "sauros" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
japonicus, refers to Japan.
ZooBank registry:
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BC19DCA2-8F4A-4FDC-83C4-B9EB8D3C30EF.
Discovery
The remains of
Paralitherizinosaurus were discovered in the Osoushinai Formation (Yezo Group), within the
middle reaches of the Rubeshibe River, near its junction
with 36 Ten-zawa Creek, Nakagawa Town, Hokkaido Island, Japan, by Mr. Fujiyuki Endo.
The
holotype (NMV-52) is a partial vertebra and a partial right hand.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian
Age range: 84-72 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Herbivore
Paralitherizinosaurus
japonicus
References
• Kobayashi Y, Takasaki R, Fiorillo AR, Chinzorig T and Hikida Y (2022) "New therizinosaurid dinosaur from the marine Osoushinai Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Japan) provides insight for function and evolution of therizinosaur claws".
Scientific Reports, 12: 7207. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11063-5
• Murakami M, Hirayama R, Hikida Y and Hirano H (2008) "A theropod dinosaur (Saurischia: Maniraptora) from the Upper Cretaceous Yezo Group of Hokkaido, northern Japan".
Paleontol. Res. 12: 421–425. DOI: 10.2517/prpsj.12.421
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