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Dinosaur: Ornithomimus velox
| Length*: | 2.45 m | 8.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 22 kg | 49 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1890
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Colorado, Wyoming
Formation: Denver, Ferris
Locations
Sources
Material: Fragmentary skeleton (limb bones), referred fragments.
References: Claessens, L. P. A. M., & Loewen, M. A. (2015). A redescription of Ornithomimus velox Marsh, 1890 (Dinosauria, Theropoda).
