Archaeornithomimus Archaeornithomimus

"ancient bird mimic"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Archaeornithomimus 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
3.4 m (11.2 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (96 Mya)
Place
China · Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Ornithomimidae

Archaeornithomimus (meaning “ancient bird mimic”) is a genus of ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (around 96 million years ago) in the Iren Dabasu Formation of Inner Mongolia, China.

What we know

  • Named by (Gilmore, 1933)[originally Ornithomimus asiaticus].
  • Body length estimated at about 3.4 m.
  • Fossils found in China and Mongolia.