Gallimimus

Gallimimus bullatus · Gallimimus was a large, toothless, ostrich-like dinosaur that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period.

It lived about 72.2 to 66 million years ago.

Gallimimus
Photo: PaleoNeolitic, CC BY 4.0
Gallimimus
Photo: Drow male, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gallimimus
Photo: Denis Bourez from France, CC BY 2.0

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSaurischia
FamilyOrnithomimidae
GenusGallimimus
SpeciesGallimimus bullatus

Where its fossils were found

Nemegt Formation, Gobi Desert, southern Mongolia.

Fun facts

  • Gallimimus was the largest known ostrich-like dinosaur, about 6 metres long and weighing roughly 400–490 kilograms.
  • Its name means "chicken mimic" because its neck bones looked like those of chickens and their relatives.
  • Gallimimus was probably a fast runner, with its speed estimated at 42–56 km/h.
  • Gallimimus had no teeth and instead had a horny beak.

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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).