Paleontologists unearthed the largest fully preserved dinosaur claw, measuring nearly a foot, in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The newly discovered species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, belonged to the ...

Two fossilized claws, as well as parts of the dinosaur’s tail, arms, ribs, hips, legs and backbone were uncovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert in 2012.

The claws were capable of grasping branches and other vegetation about four inches in diameter, the researchers estimate, gathering essential food for the 570-pound dinosaur.

Most therizinosaurs had long claws to grab and manipulate plants, giving them “this reputation as Edward Scissorhands dinosaurs,” said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology at the ...

Discover Duonychus tsogtbaatari, a newly found dinosaur with sloth-like claws unearthed in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. A new dino discovery is turning heads — here’s the scoop on its massive claws.

Life Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves. A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp ...

The claw could have been so well-preserved because of what was happening at the time of the dinosaur’s death. “The conditions must have been just right so that the keratinous sheath was ...

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Paleontologists unearthed the largest fully preserved dinosaur claw, measuring nearly a foot, in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The newly discovered species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari, belonged to the ...

Paleontologists unearthed the fossil in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, and the find is unique because of a sheath preserved on one of the digits, which reveals the claw’s true length.