AVIMIMUS    

 Anatomy:                                                                          

Bird-like

long and toothless beak

very short tail

very long legs

tiny ridges

 Size:                                                                                    

	size
Length		5 feet (1.5 meters)
Height		.5 feet (1.1 meters)
weight		33 pounds

 Meaning and pronunciation:                                        

	AVIMIMUS
Meaning		Bird mimic
pronounced		AH-vee-MIME-us

 Diet:                                                                                  

	DIET
CARNIVORE
HERBIVORE
omnivore		***
small animals, insects, eggs, and some plant material

 Intelligence:                                                                    

intelligence
Very high
High	***
Mid
low
Very low

 Locomotion:                                                                     

It was a fast, agile dinosaur, probably running about as quickly as an ostrich, which can run up to 43 mph (70 kph).

	Biped	Quadruped
Running	*
Walking	*

 Period of life:                                                                    

ERA	PERIOD	EPOCH	MILLIONS YEARS  AGO
Mesozoic	Cretaceous	LATE	85-75

 Discovery of fossil                                                           

Its fossils have been found in Mongolia.

 Classification:                                                                   

	classification
FAMILY		Avimimidae
INFRAORDER		Tetanurae
SUBORDER		Theropoda
ORDER		Saurischia