Dinosaur
Anserimimus
Its arms were longer than usual among ornithomimids.
Anserimimus looked like a slender runner, but its arms were stronger than those of several relatives.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Anserimimus at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivory / omnivory debated
- A toothless beak is not enough to establish its exact diet. Plants, small animals, or a combination of both have been proposed.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Ornithomimidae
- Ornithomimids
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Anserimimus
It was a slender animal, possibly omnivorous and adapted to running. It stood out among its ornithomimid relatives for having stronger front limbs.
That combination sets it apart from other ornithomimids. Its legs and hands can tell different stories about the way the same animal was built.
The so-called “ostrich dinosaurs” had long legs, an elongated neck, and a toothless beak. Resembling an ostrich does not mean they were modern birds.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Anserimimus planinychus
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- Anserimimus
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- Ornithomimidae
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- Living birds
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