Dinosaurs · Large theropod

Dromiceiomimus

Say it dro-MI-see-oh-me-muss. The name means ‘emu mimic’.

Dromiceiomimus beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of large theropods
Length
3.5 m
Weight
100 kg
Diet
Ate plants and animalsplants, possibly insects and animals too
Walked
On 2 legs
When
Late Cretaceous74 to 70 million years ago
Fossils found in
Canada
Named by
Parks (1926)
Family tree
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Theropoda › Ornithomimosauria › Ornithomimidae
TriassicJurassicCretaceousDromiceiomimus252 Ma66 Ma
Where Dromiceiomimus sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Large theropods. Big two-legged meat-eaters, such as Tyrannosaurus. See all 63

Lived at the same time

Other large theropods

Source: Dromiceiomimus in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.