Falcarius

sickle maker (sickle cutter)

• falcarius · Latin · sickle maker / scythe-bearer (from falx, 'sickle')

The name comes from the Latin "falcarius", meaning "sickle-maker" or "scythe-cutter", from falx, "sickle". It refers to the large sickle-like claws on its hands, and it also nods to the related, sickle-clawed therizinosaurs. Falcarius was an early, probably partly herbivorous member of the therizinosaur group.

Named by

Kirkland et al.

Year named

2005

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stages

Barremian – Aptian

Found in

Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah, USA

Type species is Falcarius utahensis. It is a basal therizinosauroid theropod, known from a bonebed with many individuals. The exact stage range is approximate.