Dinosaurs! - Gallimimus

Gallimimus
"Rooster Mimic"

Order: Saurichia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Ornithomimidae

Physical Characteristics

13-15' in Length

Long Slender Neck

Keen Eyesight

Large Brain

Bipedal

Forelimbs Ending in 3 Clawed Fingers

Fossil Sites

Mongolia

Geologic Age

Late Cretaceous

Paleo Notes

Gallimimus, a dinosaur that could probably attain the speed of a racehorse, had a diet that mostly consisted of insects. It looked very much like a modern ostrich.

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