Enigmosaurus mongoliensis - Saurischian Dinosaurs
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(ee-nig-moh-sor-uhss)
"enigma lizard"
Describer Barsbold and Perle, 1983
Also Known As --
Type of Species mongolensis
Order Saurischia
SubOrder Theropoda
InfraOrder --
Micro-Order --
Family Therizinosauridae
Size 30 feet (7 meters) in length
Period Late Cretaceous, 90 million years ago
Fossilsite Mongolia
Diet Herbivore
Enigmosaurus was a herbivorous bipedal dinosaur, in the family Therizinosauridae. This dinosaur belonged to the late Cretaceous Period, about 95 million years ago in what is now Mongolia, central Asia. It reached up to 30 feet (7 meters) in length, with a height of 10 feet (3 meters) and a weight of 2,000 pounds. The type species, Enigmosaurus mongolensis, was described by Barsbold and Perle, in 1983 by the unusual shape of its pelvis.
