HardOrnithomimus
Ornithomimus edmontonicus
or-NITH-oh-MY-mus· “bird mimic”
🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Ornithomimidae
3.8 m
Length
2.1 m
Height
170 kg
Weight
An ostrich-like dinosaur with a toothless beak, long legs and feathered arms. Built for speed, it could sprint away from predators across the open plains.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~76–66 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Othniel Charles Marsh, 1890
Did you know?
- It looked and ran much like a modern ostrich and may have reached 50–70 km/h.
- Fossils show wing-like feathers on its arms even though it couldn't fly.
- Its toothless beak suggests it ate plants, insects and small animals.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.