Saurornithoides
Saurornithoides
sore-OR-nith-OID-eez
'bird-like lizard'

3.0m-long ornithomimosaur

Taxonomic details
Taxonomy: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptoria, Troodontidae
Named by: Osborn (1924)
Type species: mongoliensis
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