Struthiomimus

Cretaceous Period Omnivore Creature Type

Struthiomimus altus

Scientific Name: "Something resembling an ostrich"

Local Name: Struthiomimus

πŸ•Cretaceous Period
🍽️Omnivore

Physical Characteristics

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Size4.3m
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Weight150~234kg
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Height1.4m

Discovery

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Discovery Year1917Year
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DiscovererHenry Fairfield Osborn
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Discovery LocationAlberta, Canada
Struthiomimus (Struthiomimus altus) restoration

Struthiomimus is a dinosaur in the Ornithomimus family that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period (about 76 to 74 million years ago). It was very similar to Ornithomimus, but was slightly larger and had longer legs. The name comes from the modern ostrich (Struthio).

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    Struthiomimus Β· Cretaceous Period Β· Omnivore

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