Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
Mar 25, 2025 | 11:28 AM
CALGARY — A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert.
Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline.
She says the species normally had three-fingered hands used to gather vegetation for food.
Zelenitsky says this specimen evolved to have only two claws and has been named Duonychus.
