"Terrible Hand" History
The name Deinocheirus translates to this.
What is "terrible hand"?
Deinocheirus was similar in appearance to this large modern-day bird.
What is an ostrich?
The head of Deinocheirus was thought to resemble this animal's head.
What is a horse's head?
This country was where the original pair of Deinocheirus arms was discovered in 1965.
What is Mongolia?
The claws of Deinocheirus were this long.
What is over 25 centimeters?
This feature was the most distinctive characteristic of Deinocheirus.
What is a rounded hump or "sail" on its back?
This university's Darla Zelenitsky is credited with helping to reveal what Deinocheirus actually looked like.
What is the University of Calgary?
For 50 years, paleontologists searched for an answer to this mystery.
What is the mystery of the "terrible hand"?
The estimated weight of Deinocheirus was this.
What is 6,000 kilograms?
This is the length of each arm of the original Deinocheirus discovery.
What is 2.4 meters?
This is the estimated length of Deinocheirus.
What is 11 meters?
This was a suggested reason Deinocheirus might have needed its long arms.
What is to dig for food or to pull down high branches?