Nothronychus was a bizarre theropod dinosaur that lived around 93 million years ago in what is now the southwestern United States. Unlike most of its meat-eating relatives, it was a slow-moving herbivore with a long neck, a large potbelly, and huge curved claws on its hands, possibly used for pulling down branches or defending itself. Part of the therizinosaur group, Nothronychus had a beak, leaf-shaped teeth, and likely a feathered body. Its unusual combination of features has helped scientists
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Nothronychus was a bizarre theropod dinosaur that lived around 93 million years ago in what is now the southwestern United States. Unlike most of its meat-eating relatives, it was a slow-moving herbivore with a long neck, a large potbelly, and huge curved claws on its hands, possibly used for pulling down branches or defending itself. Part of the therizinosaur group, Nothronychus had a beak, leaf-shaped teeth, and likely a feathered body. Its unusual combination of features has helped scientists
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