Ornithomimipus
genus · Sternberg 1926 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 15 fossil sites · 8 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
121.4–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
8 rock formations
Fossil record
15 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 55 million years, from 121.4 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Ornithomimipus was named in 1926 (Sternberg 1926) — 100 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 8 named rock formations.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 4 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).