Genus
Valid Extinct

Dromiceiomimus

Russell 1972
Etymology Imitateur d’émeu

Dromiceiomimus is a genus of ornithomimid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada. The type species, D. brevitertius, is considered a synonym of Ornithomimus edmontonicus by some authors, while others consider it a distinct and valid taxon. It was a small ornithomimid that weighed about 135 kilograms (298 lb).

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
5
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Dromiceiomimus
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Skull of Dromiceiomimus © Jeyradan · Public domain · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithomimidae Family
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Dromiceiomimus Genus
Fossil sites 5 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
5
Geological formations
Horseshoe Canyon
5
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
5
Species (1)
Dromiceiomimus brevitertius 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D. A. Russell. 1972. Ostrich dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of western Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9:375-402 DOI ↗
Bibliography (3)
I. Macdonald and P. J. Currie. 2019. Description of a partial Dromiceiomimus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) skeleton with comments on the validity of the genus. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 56:129-157 DOI ↗
D. A. Russell. 1972. Ostrich dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of western Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9:375-402 DOI ↗
W. A. Parks. 1926. Struthiomimus brevetertius—A new species of dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, series 3 20(4):65-70