Avimimus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Avimimus (/ˌeɪvɪˈmaɪməs/ AY-vim-EYE-məs), meaning "bird mimic" (Latin avis = bird + mimus = mimic), is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur, named for its bird-like characteristics, that lived in the late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia, around 85 to 70 million years ago.
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Avimimus | |
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Reconstructed skeleton cast | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | Pennaraptora |
Clade: | †Oviraptorosauria |
Family: | †Avimimidae Kurzanov, 1981 |
Genus: | †Avimimus Kurzanov, 1981 |
Type species | |
†Avimimus portentosus Kurzanov, 1981 | |
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