Erlikosaurus

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Erlikosaurus
Erlikosaurus andrewsi
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Family: Therizinosauridae Genus: Erlikosaurus
Binomial name
Erlikosaurus andrewsi Perle, 1980

Erlikosaurus is the name given to a genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, belonging to the therizinosaur family of dinosaurs. Its fossils were found in Mongolia.

The type species, E. andrewsi, was described by Altangerel Perle in 1980. Its name is taken from the name of the demon Erlik from Mongolian mythology and the name of paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews. Some scientists have speculated that it may be the same animal as Enigmosaurus mongoliensis.

Erlikosaurus was a close relative of Therizinosaurus, and their anatomical features were very similar.

[edit] External links

• http://www.dinoruss.com/de_4/5a67b9b.htm
• http://www.users.qwest.net/~jstweet1/therizinosauria.htm