Ornithomimus dinosaur running,computer artwork. Ornithomimus (meaning 'bird-mimic') was an agile,ostrich-like omnivore,about 4.5-6 metres long and 1.8-2.4 metres tall. It is thought to have fed on small animals,insects,eggs,fruit and leaves. It lived 76-65 million years ago,in the late Cretaceous period. The long tail probably acted as a stabiliser while running and turning. Since it is a similar size to an ostrich,it likely reached ostrich-like speeds of 70 kilometres per hour. The first fossils of this dinosaur were discovered in the USA in 1989 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
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