Dinosaur
Avimimus
Its first scientific description was published in 1981.
Avimimus was given a name that highlights its resemblance to birds.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Avimimus at a glance
- Diet
- Diet debated
- Its beak and jaws have led to different feeding hypotheses. A dinosaur’s name does not prove that it ate eggs.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Oviraptorosauria
- Oviraptorosaurs
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Avimimus
It was part of the oviraptorosaurs. Its name means "bird imitator" and refers to the set of avian features of its skeleton.
Its first scientific description was published in 1981. This resemblance is based on skeletal features and is studied within its relationship with oviraptorosaurs. The name is not enough to attribute to it all the capabilities of a modern bird.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
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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- Avimimus
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- Oviraptorosauria
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- Living birds
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