The genus Deinocheirus (Greek for "horrible hand") was a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous around 70 million years ago. In 1965 its shoulder girdles and a pair of large arms (pictured) were first discovered in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia, and in 2014 two complete specimens were described. Deinocheirus was the largest ornithomimosaur (ostrich dinosaur), at 11 m (36 ft) long, and weighed 6.36 t (14,000 lb), although it had many hollow bones. The arms were among the largest of any bipedal dinosaurs at 2.4 m (7.9 ft) long, with large, blunt claws on its three-fingered hands. The legs were relatively short, and bore blunt claws. Its vertebrae had tall spines that formed a sail along its back. The skull was 1.024 m (3.36 ft) long, with a wide bill and a deep lower jaw. Deinocheirus is thought to have been omnivorous; its skull shape indicates a diet of plants, and fish scales were found with one specimen. It probably used gastroliths to grind food. The large claws may have been used for digging and gathering plants. Bite marks on Deinocheirus bones have been attributed to the tyrannosaurid Tarbosaurus.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1745:

War of the Austrian Succession: The French victory in the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Melle

1811:

British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, US), claiming the area for Great Britain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thompson_(explorer)

1943:

World War II: The Allies began their invasion of Sicily, a large scale amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land combat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily

1981:

Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong, which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video game history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario

2008:

Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear programme, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games exercise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Prophet_III

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

obeah: 1. A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean. 2. A magician or witch doctor of the magic craft. 3. A spell performed in the practice of the magic craft; an item associated with such a spell. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obeah

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