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Ornithomimus: quick facts

Ornithomimus has been discovered in many sites in the western United States and Canada. Ornithomimids closely resembled the modern ostrich. Although its head was small, Ornithomimus possessed a large

Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
15 feet (4.6 meters)
Weight
300 pounds (136 kg)
Family
Ornithomimidae

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