DEINOCHEIRUS

Terrible hand

Deinocheirus (pronounced: dy-no-ky-rəs, Greek word for: 'terrible hand') is a genus of large Deinocheirid ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur, which lived in what is now southern Mongolia, during the late Cretaceous Period (Nemegt Formation, dating to around 70 million years ago). It was previously thought that it was a huge representative of the family Dromaeosauridae. This was refuted by finding other parts of the body.

The most well-preserved parts of Deinocheirus are its forelimbs, which measured 2.4 meters (8 feet) long — a 938 mm humerus, 688 mm ulna and 770 mm hand — including up to 19.6 cm (8 inches) long recurved claws. Each scapulocoracoid of the shoulder girdle has a length of 153 cm.

Length : 11 - 11.5 meters (36 ft)