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- 학명 Scientific Name : Archaeornithomimus asiaticus
- 형태 Mode : 골격화석 Skeleton
- 시대 Age : 후기 백악기 Late Cretaceous
- 크기 L×W×H (m) : 3.2m×0.55m×1.4m
- 원산지 Location : 내몽고 Neimenggu
Archaeornithomimus
Archaeornithomimus (meaning "Before Bird Mimic") was a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur from late Cretaceous China, 80 million years ago. As its name suggests, this was the precursor to the more famous ornithomimid, Ornithomimus. Like other members of the ornithomimids, Archaeornithomimus was probably an omnivore, eating everything from small mammals, to plants and fruit, to eggs, and even hatchlings of other Asian dinosaurs. However, some scientists suggest that there is not enough evidence and fossil material to classify this dinosaur in any group or family.
The type species, A. asiaticus, was described by Russell in 1972. Archaeornithomimus was about 11 feet long, 6 feet in height, and weighed up to 110 pounds.
Foot bones found in Maryland that were originally identified as Ornithomimus are now classified as belonging to another species, Archaeornithomimus affins, although other scients say that they came from a small predator
