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Deinocheiridae

Harpymimus

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Harpymimus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Harpymimus
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (107–100 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Deinocheiridae

Harpymimus is a genus of basal ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. Unlike later, more derived ornithomimosaurs, Harpymimus still possessed teeth, although they appear to have been restricted to the dentary of the lower jaw.

What we know

  • Named by Barsbold & Perle, 1984.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Harpymimus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.