Gallimimus

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Gallimimus was an omnivore (ate meat and plants) that lived from 75 to 70 million years ago

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• Asian Dinosaurs - Gallimimus lived in Mongolia.
  
  
• Cretaceous Period - Gallimimus lived between about 75 million years ago and 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
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• Saurischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Theropod Dinosaurs

Gallimimus Facts

Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Gallimimus: Gallimimus was a genus of dinosaur. "Gallimimus" means "fowl mimic". Gallimimus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Gallimimus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones. Gallimimus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Gallimimus was not itself an ancestor of birds). Gallimimus lived between about 75 million years ago and 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period. Gallimimus lived in Mongolia. Gallimimus was a omnivore (ate both meat and plants). Gallimimus was about 13 feet (4 meters) long. Gallimimus weighed about 60 pounds (27 kilograms).

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