Elmisaurus Elmisaurus

"foot sole lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Elmisaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (70 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Caenagnathidae

Elmisaurus (meaning “foot sole lizard”) is an extinct genus of caenagnathid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Osmólska, 1981.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.