Ornithomimus was a herbivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as New Jersey, Coahuila (Mexico) and Arizona.

Quick facts about Ornithomimus:

  • Existed from 83.6 million years ago to Maastrichtian Age
  • Lived in a coastal
  • Was a herbivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • Had a body mass of approximately 440 kg
  • 34 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Ornithomimus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Ornithomimus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • S. G. Lucas and N. J. Mateer. 1987. Dinosaurs, the age of the Fruitland and Kirtland Formations, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico. J. E. Fassett and J. K. Rigby, Jr. (eds.), The Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in the San Juan and Raton Basins, New Mexico and Colorado, Geological Society of America Special Paper 209:35-50
  • B. Brown. 1914. Cretaceous Eocene correlation in New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Alberta. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 25:355-380
  • W. A. Clemens. 1964. Fossil mammals of the type Lance Formation, Wyoming. Part I. Introduction and Marsupialia. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 48:1-105