Ornithomimus

Pronunciation:
orn-ITH-oh-MEE-mus
Name meaning:
'bird mimic'
Ornithomimus
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
4.0m
Diet:
omnivorous
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 74-66 million years ago
Found in:
Canada,
USA

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria, Ornithomimidae
Named by:
Marsh (1890)
Type species:
velox