Harpymimus

Pronunciation:
har-pi-miem-us
Name meaning:
'harpy mimic'
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
2.0m
Diet:
omnivorous
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 121-99 million years ago
Found in:
Mongolia

A skull and partial skeleton of Harpymimus have been found. This dinosaur had small, blunt teeth.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria
Named by:
Barsbold and Perle (1984)
Type species:
okladnikovi

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