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Ornithomimus
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Ornithomimus was an ominovorous dinosaur that lived in the late
Cretaceous period,
about 76 to 65 million years ago.
Fossils
have been found in North America and Asia.
It was about 12 feet (3.7 meters) long. It would have held its body
parallel to the ground, balanced by its extra long tail.
Ornithomimus was a fast runner, and could probably have reached speeds of
about 30 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour). It probably ate insects,
small reptiles, mammals, fruit, and leaves. It may also have raided the
nests of other dinosaurs to steal and eat their eggs.
The creature's name means "bird mimic" and was chosen by
Othniel C. Marsh
in 1890. Marsh chose the name based only on a foot and partial hand of the
first species found, Ornithomimus velox. In
1933,
a more complete skeleton of a second species, Ornithomimus edmontonicus
was found in
Canada.
Ornithomimus was an omnivore (ate meat and plants) that lived from 76 to 65 million years ago
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Ornithomimus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Ornithomimus:
- Ornithomimus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Ornithomimus" means "bird mimic". The name was chosen by Othniel C. Marsh in 1890.
- Ornithomimus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Ornithomimus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Ornithomimus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Ornithomimus was not itself an ancestor of birds).
- Ornithomimus lived between about 76 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Ornithomimus was one of the dinosaurs which died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era.
- Ornithomimus lived in North America and Asia.
- Ornithomimus was a omnivore (ate both meat and plants).
- Ornithomimus was about 12 feet (3.7 meters) long.
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Eons ago, a bird-mimic dinosaur escaped the jaws of the terrifying predator Albertosaurus, but at the cost of serious injury and, ultimately, its life. Seventy-five million years later, scientists discovered the Ornithomimus' well-hidden, complete articulated skeleton in the badlands of Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park -- conclusive evidence that this little-studied family of dinosaurs is closely related to modern birds. |
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Presents facts and theories about the physical characteristics and behavior of the Ornithomimus. |
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By Virginia Schomp
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| Ornithomimosaurs, including: Gallimimus, Anserimimus, Ornithomimosauria, Struthiomimus, Ornithomimus, Deinocheirus, Garudimimus, Archaeornithomimus, ... Kinnareemimus, Orcomimus, Sanchusaurus |
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Ornithomimosaurs.
More info: The Ornithomimosauria, ornithomimosaurs ("bird-mimic lizards") or ostrich dinosaurs were theropod dinosaurs which bore a superficial resemblance to modern ostriches. They were fast, omnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of Laurasia (now Asia, Europe and North America). The group first appeared in the Early Cretaceous and persisted until the Late Cretaceous. Primitive members of the group include Pelecanimimus, Shenzhousaurus, Harpymimus and probably the huge Deinocheirus, the arms of which reached 2.4 m (8 feet) in length. More advanced species, members of the family Ornithomimidae, include Gallimimus, Archaeornithomimus, Anserimimus, Struthiomimus, and Ornithomimus. Some paleontologists, like Paul Sereno, consider the enigmatic alvarezsaurids to be close relatives of the ornithomimosaurs and place them together in the superfamily Ornithomimoidea (see classification below). |
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By Don Lessem
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Describes the research and paleontological investigation that led to the identification and classification of ornithomimid dinosaurs. |
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Anyone who loves dinosaurs will delight in this collection of original, fact-filled dinosaur songs and poems . Let your imagination carry you back 100 million years to a time filled with the most exciting creatures that ever roamed the earth!-Book and CD. |
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With more than 1,000 full-color photographs, diagrams, charts, cutaway drawings, and detailed illustrations in each book, DK¹s Visual Encyclopedias cover everything you¹ve ever wanted to know about animals, dinosaurs, and science. |
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