NormalGallimimus
Gallimimus bullatus
GAL-ih-MY-mus· “chicken mimic”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Ornithomimidae
6 m
Length
2 m
Height
440 kg
Weight
One of the largest of the ostrich-like ornithomimids, a lightly built, long-legged runner with a toothless beak. It roamed the Late Cretaceous floodplains of the Gobi, likely feeding on plants, small animals and eggs.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Halszka Osmólska, 1972
Did you know?
- One of the largest 'ostrich dinosaurs' ever found.
- Its long, slender legs suggest it was a very fast runner.
- Featured in Jurassic Park's famous flocking stampede scene.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.