Dromiceiomimus

Field photograph to come

DV-0212Horseshoe Canyon Fm., Alberta

Dromiceiomimus

DV-0212

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Omnivore
Length
about 3.5 m (11 ft)
Group
Theropods, Ornithomimidae
Found in
Canada
Named by
Russell 1972

Field notes

About Dromiceiomimus

Dromiceiomimus 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 5 finds of Dromiceiomimus, from Alberta. Its fossils come from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation. It was named by Russell in 1972.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

5 finds

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

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Dromiceiomimus: about 3.5 m (11 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical theropod shape

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