[D] Dromiceiomimus [sG]
Describer
Russell, 1972
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian Maastrichtian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Ornithomimosauria Ornithomimidae
Diet
Omnivore
Fossilsite
Canada
Typespecies
Dromiceiomimus brevitertius
Length
3,5 meter
Info
Genus
Dromiceiomimus (Russell, 1972) > Dromiceiomimus brevitertius (Parks, 1926) = Struthiomimus brevitertius (Parks, 1926) >> Struthiomimus ingens (Parks, 1933).
Dromiceiomimus > Dromiceiomimus samueli (Parks, 1928) = Struthiomimus samueli (Parks, 1928)
Dromiceiomimus resemblance to a modern flightless ratite bird. (Vieillot\\\'s 1816 generic name Dromiceius was irregularly formed, and was changed to Dromaius a few pages later in the same 1816 work. Many ornithologists use Dromaius instead as the valid generic name for the emu.)