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With distinctive two-fingered claws, the remains of a previously unknown species of dinosaur suggest it looked like a bizarre mix of sloth, giraffe and cult movie hero Edward Scissorhands ...

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Paleontologists have discovered the largest fully preserved dinosaur claw in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, belonging to a new species, Duonychus tsogtbaatari. This plant-eating dinosaur had two ...

Its claws measured about a foot (30 cm) long. Duonychus was a medium-sized member of a group of awkward-looking dinosaurs called therizinosaurs, which were known for having a rotund torso ...

Unlike its therizinosaur relatives, which typically had three claws on each hand, this species had only two. Weighing an estimated 260kg, Duonychus tsogtbaatari lived during the Late Cretaceous ...

The specimen had excellently preserved hands, with a 3D sheath where the claw — made out of keratin, like our fingernails — would have been. Parts of the arms, spine and hips were also preserved.

ST. PAUL — There could be a new law on claws soon in Minnesota. That’s after a bill was introduced at the state legislature that would outlaw declawing pet cats. It reflects a trend of ...