Nothronychus Kirkland and Wolfe 2001 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Therizinosauridae

Full reference: J. I. Kirkland and D. G. Wolfe. 2001. First definitive therizinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(3):410-414

Parent taxon: Therizinosauridae according to H. Pu et al. 2013

See also Clark et al. 2004, Kirkland et al. 2005, Kirkland and Wolfe 2001, Li 2008, Li et al. 2007, Rauhut 2003, Senter et al. 2012, Xu et al. 2002, Zanno 2004, Zanno 2006, Zanno 2010 and Zanno et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Enigmosaurus, Erliansaurus, Eshanosaurus, Nanshiungosaurus, Neimongosaurus, Paralitherizinosaurus, Segnosaurus, Suzhousaurus, Therizinosaurus, Tiantaisaurus

Subtaxa: Nothronychus graffami Nothronychus mckinleyi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: New Mexico, Utah collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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