1954 in paleontology
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Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks, burrows, cast-off pa
Mamenchisaurus
Rebbachisaurus
Therizinosaurus
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Therizinosaurus is a genus of very large therizinosaurid dinosaurs that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now Asia. It contains a single species, Therizinosaurus cheloniformis, known
1954 in paleontology
…Rebbachisaurus Valid taxon René Lavocat Middle Cretaceous (Albian-Cenomanian) Kem Kem Beds Morocco Niger Tunisia A rebbachisaurid. Rebbachisaurus Therizinosaurus Valid taxon Evgeny Maleev Late Cretaceous (late Campanian-early Maastrichtian) Nemegt Formation Mongolia A therizinosaurid. Therizinosaurus Synapsids…
Therizinosaurus arms
Holotype unguals PIN 551–483 at the Moscow Paleontological Museum; note left ungual cast
Arms of specimen MPC-D 100/15 with unguals 100/16 and 100/17 at CosmoCaixa Barcelona
Composite skeletal of the known remains of Therizinosaurus