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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.
- Ornithomimus weighed about 300 pounds (136 kilograms).
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By Monique Keiran
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Released: August 14th, 2002
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Ornithomimus: Pursuing the Bird-Mimic Dinosaur (Discoveries in Paleontology)- Manufacturer: Raincoast Books
- Brand: Raincoast Books
- ISBN: 1551923483
- EAN: 9781551923482
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- Edition: First Edition
- Number of Pages: 64
- Author: Monique Keiran
- Publication Date: August 14th, 2002
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By Dougal Dixon
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Ornithomimus and Other Fast Dinosaurs (Dinosaur Find)- Manufacturer: Picture Window Books
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- ISBN: 1404813268
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- Number of Pages: 24
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By Laura Alden
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Ornithomimus : Dinosaurs Series- Manufacturer: The Childs World Inc
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By Virginia Schomp
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Ornithomimus: And Other Speedy "Ostrich Dinosaurs" (Prehistoric World)- Manufacturer: Cavendish Square Publishing
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- ISBN: 0761420061
- EAN: 9780761420064
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- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Virginia Schomp
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By Don Lessem
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Ornithomimids, the Fastest Dinosaur (Special Dinosaurs)- Manufacturer: Carolrhoda Books
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- ISBN: 0876148135
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- Number of Pages: 40
- Author: Don Lessem
- Publication Date: December 1st, 1995
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By Megan Cooley Peterson
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Tyrannosaurus Rex and Its Relatives: The Need-to-Know Facts (Dinosaur Fact Dig)- Manufacturer: Capstone Press
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- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Megan Cooley Peterson
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