Dinosaur
Struthiomimus
The species name altus comes from Latin and means "tall" or "noble."
Struthiomimus resembles an ostrich due to its neck, legs and beak, although it lived long before modern ostriches.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Struthiomimus 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
- Alberta
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Struthiomimus
Its long legs and toothless beak gave it the appearance of an ostrich. The anatomy of the beak and its abundance have led to the proposal of a mainly plant-based or omnivorous diet.
The species name altus comes from Latin and means “tall” or “noble.” Researchers study its diet through anatomy and fossil context. Plant-based and omnivorous diets remain interpretations rather than settled facts.
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
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- Struthiomimus altus
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- Struthiomimus
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- Ornithomimidae
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