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Struthiomimus

Struthiomimus

Pronunciation:: STRUTH-ee-oh-MEEM-us
Name meaning:: 'ostrich mimic'

Struthiomimus

small theropod silhouette

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.

Struthiomimus milieu

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Ornithomimosauria, Ornithomimidae
Named by:: Osborn (1917)
Type species:: altus

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