- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 3.5m
- Weight:
- 100kg
- Diet:
- omnivorous
- Teeth:
- horny beak
- Food:
- plants, possibly insects and animals too
- How it moved:
- on 2 legs
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 74-70 million years ago
- Found in:
- Canada
Dromiceiomimus looked very like a modern ostrich, but without the thick layer of feathers (it may have had some feathers).
Dromiceiomimus is now a nomen dubium (dubious name), because the fossils are no longer thought to represent a distinct dinosaur type.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria, Ornithomimidae
- Named by:
- Parks (1926)
- Type species:
- brevitertius
