- Type of dinosaur:
- small theropod
- Length:
- 2.5m
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- When it lived:
- Early Cretaceous, 127-121 million years ago
- Found in:
- Spain
Pelecanimimus had more than 200 very small, fine teeth in its mouth, which would have given it a bite that cut and ripped.
The fossil that was first used to describe the species - which is known as a 'holotype' - was well preserved. It showed scientists very clearly that this dinosaur had a throat pouch like those seen in today's pelicans.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria
- Named by:
- Pérez-Moreno and colleagues (1994)
- Type species:
- polyodon
