Deinocheirusis regarded as one of the most peculiar species of dinosaur. The true identity of this bizarre creature was a mystery for over four decades. However, at 36 ft long,Deinocheirusis now known to be the largest of the so-called ostrich dinosaurs. It lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago.

• Scientific Name:Deinocheirus mirificus
• Characteristics:Deinocheiruswas an unusual, two-legged dinosaur with a small head, a humped back, and a long tail. The end of its skull expanded into a flattened bill and its teeth suggest that it may have been an omnivore. The tip of its tail may have had a tuft of feathers and its body may have been covered in downy fuzz.
• Size and Color:This figure is 7.75 inches long and 3 inches high. It is adorned in a light brown and cream plumage.
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History

When a pair of mysterious, giant arms were discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in 1965, they raised more questions than they answered. Polish palaeontologists described these three-clawed hands in 1970 and gave them the nameDeinocheirus, which aptly means terrible hand. This dino was placed in a brand new family, Deinocheiridae, because its arms were so different from those of all other known dinosaurs.

The discovery of more skeletons in 2009 provided the missing data needed to finally reconstructDeinocheirusin its entirety. This new material was described in 2014 and revealed an even more unusual dinosaur than anyone had expected! In addition to its famous arms, it had several other unusual features, including a humped back and a stretched out head that ended in a broad bill. Lastly,Deinocheiruspossessed a fused structure at the tip of its tail that consisted of several bones, much like the pygostyle in modern birds, which supports tail feathers.

• Recommended Age: 3+
• Size in cm: 20 L x
• Size in inches: 7.87 L x
• UPC: 095866000974