- Type of dinosaur:
- small theropod
- Length:
- 4.0m
- Weight:
- 150kg
- Diet:
- omnivorous
- Teeth:
- horny beak, no teeth
- Food:
- unknown, could have eaten both plants and small animals
- How it moved:
- on 2 legs
- When it lived:
- Late Cretaceous, 76-74 million years ago
- Found in:
- Canada
Struthiomimus looked a bit like a featherless ostrich with a long tail.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria, Ornithomimidae
- Named by:
- Osborn (1917)
- Type species:
- altus
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