Anserimimus
Field photograph to come
Anserimimus
DV-0320
- Lived
- 72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Length
- about 3.5 m (11 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Ornithomimidae
- Found in
- Mongolia
- Named by
- Barsbold 1988
Field notes
About Anserimimus
Anserimimus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Ornithomimidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Anserimimus, from Mongolia. Its fossils come from the Nemegt Formation. It was named by Barsbold in 1988.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
70 million years ago
To scale
How big was Anserimimus?
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Ornithomimidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: R. Barsbold. 1988. A new Late Cretaceous ornithomimid from the Mongolian People's Republic. Paleontological Journal 1988(1):122-125