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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