Gallimimus       

 Anatomy:                                                                         

·  Fast moving

·  very long

·  thin and flattened

·  toothless

·  horny beak

·  small head

·  Relatively large brain.

·  large eyes

·  long neck

·  long tail

·  long legs

 Size:                                                                                    

 

size

 

Length

13-20 ft (4-6 m)

Height

6.3 ft (1.9 m)

weight

970 pounds (440 kg)

 

 Meaning and pronunciation:                                        

 

Gallimimus

 

Meaning

rooster mimic

pronounced

GAL-i-MIEM-us

 Diet:                                                                                  

 

DIET

 

CARNIVORE

 

 HERBIVORE

 

Omnivore 

 ***

small animals like insects and lizards, eggs, and some plant material

 Intelligence                                                                     

intelligence

Very high

 

High

 ***

Mid

 

low

 

Very low

 

 Locomotion:                                                                     

 

Biped

Quadruped

Running

 ***

 

Walking

***

 

 Period of life:                                                                    

ERA

PERIOD

EPOCH

MILLIONS YEARS  AGO

Mesozoic

Cretaceous

LATE

75-70

 Discovery of fossil:                                                          

Its fossils have been found in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Asia.

 Classification:                                                                   

 

classification

 

FAMILY

 Ornithomimidae

INFRAORDER

 Tetanurae

SUBORDER

Theropoda

ORDER

Saurischia

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