Outline: a typical theropod
Dromiceiomimus
"emu mimic"
- Lived
- 72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Length
- about 3.5 m (11 ft)
- Group
- Theropods, Ornithomimidae
- Found in
- Canada
- Named by
- Russell 1972
Size comparison
To scale
Scale in metersOutline: typical theropod shape
Where its fossils were found
The evidence
Today
70 million years ago
Field notes
About Dromiceiomimus
What it was like
Dromiceiomimus was an ornithomimid, a toothless, ostrich-like theropod about 3.5 meters (11 feet) long. It had long legs and large eyes, and was probably a fast runner.
Its world
It lived in the Late Cretaceous, in what is now Alberta, Canada. It comes from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, where it shared the land with the tyrannosaur Albertosaurus, the duckbills Edmontosaurus and Saurolophus, and the related Ornithomimus and Struthiomimus.
How it was found
Russell named Dromiceiomimus in 1972. Some scientists think it is a species of Ornithomimus, while others keep it separate.
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations
Close relatives
Other members of Ornithomimidae
Sources: WikidataNamed in: D. A. Russell. 1972. Ostrich dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of western Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 9:375-402