The Duonychus tsogtbaatari fossils preserve the keratin sheath that covered its bony claw. Photograph by Kobayashi, et, al Dinosaur claws were made of bone covered in keratin sheaths, the same ...

With its 30-centimeter-long claws and hulking frame, this species looked like something out of a ... “This is by far the biggest claw preserved for a dinosaur that has that keratinous sheath ...

“This is by far the biggest claw preserved for a dinosaur that has that keratinous sheath on it.” The dinosaur has been given the scientific name Duonychus tsogtbaatari, in honor of Mongolian ...

But Duonychus possessed one fewer, making it fitting that its name means “two claw ... dinosaurs), but it used them to eat plants. It’s like evolution said, ‘Let’s try something ...

But despite its ferocious appendages, this dinosaur wasn’t a carnivorous predator. “It’s like nature gave it a pair of machetes not for fighting, but for gardening,” said Yoshitsugu ...

It could be “the largest fully preserved dinosaur claw” yet unearthed, study co-author Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist and associate professor at the University of Calgary, said in an email.

This family of dinosaurs are known for their long necks, small leaf-shaped teeth, and large hooked claws on their hands. They mostly had three-fingered hands with large claw-like toe bones.

(CNN) – A new type of dinosaur species has been discovered in Asia. Paleontologists unearthed a fully preserved claw fossil. The prehistoric remains were found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert. A recreation ...

(CNN) – A new type of dinosaur species has been discovered in Asia. Paleontologists unearthed a fully preserved claw fossil. The prehistoric remains were found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.