Dinosaur
Ornithomimus
Alongside its western finds, remains from the east coast of the United States have also been assigned to it.
Ornithomimus had feathers, long legs, and a beak that raises questions about what it ate.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Ornithomimus 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
- Colorado, Alberta
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Ornithomimus
It was a fast, feathered animal that walked on two legs, with a small toothless beak. An omnivorous diet has been proposed. The first described remains included a foot and part of a hand.
Besides finds in western North America, remains from the eastern United States have been assigned to this animal. A toothless beak alone cannot reveal an exact diet. An omnivorous menu is therefore a proposed interpretation, not a list of foods directly observed in the fossils.
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.A note on the science
Besides finds in western North America, remains from the eastern United States have been assigned to this animal. A toothless beak alone cannot reveal an exact diet. An omnivorous menu is therefore a proposed interpretation, not a list of foods directly observed in the fossils.
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- Ornithomimus
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- Ornithomimidae
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