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sharp-clawed runner
Falcarius
Say it like this: “fal-cuh-RYE-us”
Falcarius utahensis
Falcarius ate plants and meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Early Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
- Named in
- 2005 · Kirkland, J. I.; Zanno, L. E.; Sampson, S. D.; Clark, J. M.; DeBlieux, D. D.
- Hip height
- 0.9 m · 3 ft
- Length
- 4–5 m · 13–16 ft
- Weight
- 100 kg · 220 lb
- Found in
- the United States · Cedar Mountain
- Food and walking
- Omnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Therizinosauria
The story in short
In 2005, J. I. Kirkland and colleagues published the name Falcarius.
Fossils referred to Falcarius date to the Early Cretaceous (Barremian), roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Cedar Mountain Formation. It was an omnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Falcarius at a length near 4–5 m, hips about 0.9 m high, and a body mass around 100 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Therizinosauria, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Jianchangosaurus
Jianchangosaurus yixianensis
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Kayrasaurus
Kayrasaurus changliensis
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago
Lingyuanosaurus
Lingyuanosaurus sihedangensis
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · roughly 121.4 to 113.2 million years ago