Unranked clade
Valid Extinct

Ornithomimosauria

ornithomimosaur
(Barsbold 1976)

Ornithomimosauria are theropod dinosaurs which bore a superficial resemblance to the modern-day ostrich. They were fast, omnivorous or herbivorous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period of Laurasia, as well as possibly Africa. The group first appeared in the Early Cretaceous and persisted until the Late Cretaceous. Primitive members of the group include Nqwebasaurus, Pelecanimimus, Shenzhousaurus, Hexing and Deinocheirus, the arms of which reached 2.4 m (8 feet) in length. More advanced species, members of the family Ornithomimidae, include Gallimimus, Struthiomimus, and Ornithomimus. Some paleontologists, like Paul Sereno, consider the enigmatic alvarezsaurids to be close relatives of the ornithomimosaurs and place them together in the superfamily Ornithomimoidea.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
320
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Ornithomimosauria
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
Fossil sites 320 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
111
🇲🇳 Mongolia
61
🇨🇦 Canada
57
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
18
🇲🇽 Mexico
16
🇨🇳 China
15
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
13
🇷🇺 Russia
4
🇦🇺 Australia
4
🇵🇹 Portugal
2
Geological formations
Nemegt
39
Aguja
11
Lance
11
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
111
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
127
Santonian (85.7–83.6 Ma)
4
Coniacian (89.8–85.7 Ma)
7
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
29
Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)
2
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
9
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
12
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
9
Hauterivian (132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Valanginian (137.05–132.6 Ma)
3
Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)
2
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)
2
Bathonian (168.2–165.3 Ma)
1
Synonyms (8)
Coelosaurus nomen dubium Ornithomimosauria
Coelosaurus affinis nomen dubium, species not entered Ornithomimosauria
Coelosaurus antiquus nomen dubium, species not entered Ornithomimosauria
Dryosaurus grandis nomen dubium, species not entered Ornithomimosauria
Thecocoelurus nomen dubium Ornithomimosauria
Thecocoelurus daviesi nomen dubium, species not entered Ornithomimosauria
Valdoraptor nomen dubium Ornithomimosauria
Valdoraptor oweni nomen dubium, species not entered Ornithomimosauria
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Rare Dinosaur Fossil From the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group Described
bone vertebra description Canada Colombia +5
Researchers have described a single dinosaur caudal vertebra (tail bone) from Denman Island (British Columbia, Canada).  It has been identified as an ornithomimosaur caudal vertebra. The fossil, thought to represent a bone from the middle part of the tail, is only the second dinosaur fossil identified from the Upper Cretaceous Nanaimo Group. In addition, it
10/06/2026 everythingdinosaur
Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island
Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island
vertebra Canada Colombia fossil Dinosauria +2
Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on a small island off the coast of British Columbia, providing the clearest evidence yet that bird-like ornithomimosaurs once roamed the ancient Pacific coastline of North America. The post Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
25/05/2026 sci-news
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Bibliography
Original description
R. Barsbold. 1976. K evolyutsii i sistematike pozdnemezozoyskikh khishchnykh dinozavrov [The evolution and systematics of late Mesozoic carnivorous dinosaurs]. In N. N. Kramarenko, B. Luvsandansan, Y. I. Voronin, R. Barsbold, A. K. Rozhdestvensky, B. A. Trofimov & V. Y. Reshetov (eds.), Paleontology and Biostratigraphy of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions 3:68-75
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