Alxasaurus

PRONUNCIATION:	AL-shuh-SAWR-us
TRANSLATION:	Alxa (Alxa Desert of Inner Mongolia) Lizard
ALSO KNOWN AS:	n/a
DESCRIPTION:	Herbivore, Mostly Bipedal
ORDER:	Saurischia
SUBORDER:	Theropoda
INFRAORDER:	Therizinosauroidea
MICRO-ORDER:	n/a
SUPERFAMILY:	n/a
FAMILY:	Alxasaururidae
HEIGHT:	5.75 feet (1.75 meters)
LENGTH:	13 feet (4 meters)
WEIGHT:	n/a
PERIOD:	Early-Late Cretaceous
NOTES:	This unusual dinosaur is the earliest known Segnosaur. It is characterized by its large arms and claws. It closely resembled Erlikosaurus in structure; one of the more notable anatomical differences being a greater number of teeth possessed by Alxasaurus vs. 31 in Erlikosaurus. While it had a toothless beak, these tiny, leaf-shaped teeth were placed further back in the mouth and are usually interpreted as being those of a herbivore.