Archaeornithomimus

Archaeornithomimus (meaning "ancient bird mimic") is a genus of ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, around 96 million years ago in the Iren Dabasu Formation.

Archaeornithomimus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Archaeornithomimus asiaticus skeleton mounted at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Ornithomimosauria
Family: Ornithomimidae
Genus: Archaeornithomimus
Russell, 1972
Species
  • A. asiaticus (Gilmore, 1933 [originally Ornithomimus asiaticus]) (type)
  • ?†A. bissektensis Nesov, 1995
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