Struthiomimus altus - Cretaceous Dinosaurs
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(strew-thee-oh-my-muss)
"ostrich mimic"
Describer Lambe, 1902
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Type of Species altus
Order Saurischia
SubOrder Theropoda
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Family Ornithomimidae
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Size 11 feet (3.5 meters) long
Period Late Cretaceous, 76 million years ago
Fossilsite Wyoming, Utah, USA; Alberta, Canada
Diet Carnivore
Species
Struthiomimus sedens Marsh, 1892
Struthiomimus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 76 million years ago in what is now Wyoming, Utah, USA; and in Alberta, Canada. Struthiomimus was another dinosaur which its hindlimbs were made for speed. Its back legs were powerful and Struthiomimus was a lightly built dinosaur. Struthiomimus is thought to have lived in herds. It had a long and curved neck, at the top, a small head with a toothless beak. It had powerful arms, and its fingertips ended with a curved claw. Struthiomimus had a long, stiff tail. This carnivore used its speed and great eye sight to hunt for food and to escape from predators.
