Archaeornithomimus dinosaur facts, stats and image

Archaeornithomimus

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PRONUNCIATION:

ar-kee-or-NITH-uh-my-mus

TRANSLATION:

Ancient Bird Mimic

ALSO KNOWN AS:

n/a

DESCRIPTION:

Carnivore, Bipedal

ORDER:

Saurischia

SUBORDER:

Theropoda

INFRAORDER:

Tetanurae

MICRO-ORDER:

Coelurosauria

SUPERFAMILY:

Ornithomimosauria

FAMILY:

Ornithomimidae

HEIGHT:

6 feet (1.8 meters)

LENGTH:

11 feet (3.4 meters)

WEIGHT:

200 pounds (90.7 kg)

PERIOD:

Late Cretaceous

NOTES:

Found in China, Archaeornithomimus is the oldest ornithomimid or ostrich mimic dinosaur. Unlike its later cousins which had three long fingers on each hand Archaeornithomimus had a small, short third finger and all the hand bones are much shorter than any other ornithomimid. This finding has lead some scientists to question whether Archaeornithomimus is a true ornithomimid or a new and as yet unidentified carnivorous dinosaur.



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