Pelecanimimus Pelecanimimus

"pelican mimic"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Pelecanimimus 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (130 Mya)
Place
Spain
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Pelecanimimus (meaning “pelican mimic”) is an extinct genus of basal (“primitive”) ornithomimosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. It is notable for possessing more teeth than any other member of the Ornithomimosauria (or any other theropod), most of which were toothless.

What we know

  • Named by Perez-Moreno et al., 1994.
  • Body length estimated at about 2.5 m.
  • Fossils found in Spain.