Archaeornithomimus
Field photograph to come
Archaeornithomimus
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- Lived
- 84 to 72 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Length
- about 3.5 m (11 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Ornithomimidae
- Found in
- China
- Named by
- Russell 1972
Field notes
About Archaeornithomimus
Archaeornithomimus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 84 to 72 million years ago. It belongs to the family Ornithomimidae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 2 finds of Archaeornithomimus, from China. Its fossils come from the Iren Dabasu Formation. It was named by Russell in 1972.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
80 million years ago
To scale
How big was Archaeornithomimus?
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Ornithomimidae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: D. A. Russell. 1972. Ostrich dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of western Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9:375-402