Aepyornithomimus

Il num vul dir: “ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree”1 2

Mangiava: PlantasDinos-struziCretacic tardiv

Aepyornithomimus was a fast, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in the desert. It had long legs and a toothless beak, and it used its strong feet to run from predators. This dinosaur is one of the rarest finds from the Djadokhta Formation in Mongolia.1 2

Viveva

avant 84 fin 72 milliuns onns5

Cretacic tardiv

Fossils chattads en

Tögrögiin Shiree, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia1 2

Spertadad maximala

var 66 km/h (41 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

Aepyornithomimus var 66 km/h (41 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Aepyornithomimus is known from only a single left foot and ankle bones, but it is the best preserved ornithomimid specimen from the Djadokhta Formation.1 2

Its name means 'ostrich mimic from Tögrögiin Shiree' because its foot looks like that of a giant ostrich.1 2

This dinosaur lived about 83 to 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.3

Aepyornithomimus had a special foot condition called arctometatarsalian, where the middle foot bones are pinched together for speed.1 2

It was one of the few ornithomimosaurs that lived in a dry, sandy desert environment.1 2

The fossil was found in the Central Sayr area of Tögrögiin Shiree, about 50 kilometres northwest of the famous fossil site Bayn Dzak.1 2

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Aepyornithomimus

?How big was Aepyornithomimus?

Scientists have not found enough bones to know its full size, but it was a medium-sized ornithomimid dinosaur, probably about 3 to 4 metres long, based on related dinosaurs like Gallimimus.4 1

?What did Aepyornithomimus eat?

It had a toothless beak like an ostrich, so it probably ate plants, small animals, and maybe eggs. Scientists think it was an omnivore.4

?Could Aepyornithomimus run fast?

Yes, it had long legs and a special foot structure called arctometatarsalian that pinched the middle foot bones together for speed, so it was probably a fast runner.4 1

?Where did Aepyornithomimus live?

It lived in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia about 75 million years ago, in a dry, sandy desert environment called the Djadokhta Formation.4 1

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Aepyornithomimus
Numnà da: Chinzorig et al. 20175
Gruppa: Dinos-struzi
Famiglia / clada: Ornithomimidae5
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Ornithomimosauria5
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 84 fin 72 milliuns onns (Campanian)5
Formaziuns da crap: Djadokhta5
Pajais: Mongolia5
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database5
Scuverta: Aepyornithomimus was named in 2017 by Chinzorig and colleagues based on a single left foot and ankle found in the Djadokhta Formation of Mongolia.1 3
Anc discutà: Scientists are not sure exactly what Aepyornithomimus ate, as it may have been a plant-eater or an omnivore.3

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia | Scientific Reports (nature.com)
First Ornithomimid (Theropoda, Ornithomimosauria) from the Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Tögrögiin Shiree, Mongolia (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Aepyornithomimus (en.wikipedia.org)
Aepyornithomimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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