Garudimimus
Garudimimus was a medium-sized dinosaur that looked a bit like an ostrich. It had a toothless beak and short, strong legs. It lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.1
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Garudimimus had four toes on each foot, but the first toe was very small. Most later ornithomimids had only three toes.1
Scientists once thought Garudimimus had a horn on its skull. Later they realized it was just a crushed bone.1
Garudimimus was not built for fast running. Its leg muscles were not as strong as those of speedier ornithomimids.1
The only known skeleton of Garudimimus is almost complete and still has its bones connected.1
Garudimimus lived alongside turtles, crocodile relatives, and other dinosaurs in a warm, semi-arid floodplain.1
The name Garudimimus comes from Garuda, a mythical bird-like creature in Mongolian Buddhism.1
Most asked questions about Garudimimus
?How big was Garudimimus?
About 3.5 metres (11.5 feet) long and weighed around 77 to 98 kilograms (170 to 216 pounds).1
?What did Garudimimus eat?
It was an omnivore or herbivore, eating plants and maybe small animals. It had a toothless beak and a weak bite.1
?Could Garudimimus run fast?
Yes, it was likely a fast runner. Its long legs and anatomy suggest it was built for speed, similar to other ornithomimosaurs.1
?Did Garudimimus have feathers?
Scientists think it probably had feathers, like many other ornithomimosaurs, but no direct feather impressions have been found on the only known skeleton.1
?When did Garudimimus live?
It lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 99 to 89 million years ago.2
?Where was Garudimimus found?
In the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, at a place called Bayshin Tsav in the Bayan Shireh Formation.1
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Myth: Garudimimus was a fast runner like an ostrich.
Truth: Garudimimus had short, stocky legs and weak leg muscles, so it was not a fast runner.1
For dino experts
- Scientific name
- Garudimimus
- Named by
- Barsbold 19813
- Group
- Ostrich dinos
- Family / clade
- Deinocheiridae3
- Classification
- Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria3
- Age of the rocks
- 94 to 84 million years (Turonian / Santonian)3
- Rock formations
- Baynshire3
- Countries
- Mongolia3
- Fossil records
- 1 in the Paleobiology Database3
- Discovery
- A Soviet-Mongolian expedition found the skeleton in the Gobi Desert in 1981. Mongolian paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold named it Garudimimus brevipes that same year.1
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure if Garudimimus belongs in the family Deinocheiridae or in its own family, Garudimimidae.1
Where the facts come from
- Garudimimus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Garudimimus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- Garudimimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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