Garudimimus

Pronunciation:: ga-roo-dee-meem-us
Name meaning:: 'Garuda mimic'

Type of dinosaur:: large theropod
Length:: 4.7m

Diet:: omnivorous
When it lived:: Late Cretaceous, 99-89 million years ago
Found in:: Mongolia

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria
Named by:: Barsbold (1981)
Type species:: brevipes

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