Hey guys and gal's just here to keep giving more and more pieces of the Therizinosaurs species, continuing with Therizinosaurus Sunday.
Like Nothronychus, Therizinosaurus also had huge claws on the end of it's fingers but this one had 1 meter claws. In Therizinosaurus these claws purpose has three main theories. First is for display, with the larger claws being indicative of reproductive maturity. The second theory which leads on from the first is inter species combat between two males, in a similar manner that ceratopsian dinosaurs are thought to have used their horns in dominance combat. This could also mean Therizinosaurus using its claw against predatory dinosaurs in self-defense. Third theory is that the claws were aids in reaching up into the tree canopy to pull down choice pieces of vegetation, in the same kind of way that of a modern day sloth will also use its long claws to reach its food.
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