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Harpymimus: quick facts

Harpymimus is the earliest and most primitive ornithomimid, or ostrich-mimic. Because it possessed teeth, and later ornithomimidsdid not, Harpymimus represents an important bridge between earlierthero

Period
Early Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
12 feet (3.6 meters)
Family
Harpymimidae

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