Dinosaurs · Large theropod

Ornithomimus

Say it orn-ITH-oh-MEE-mus. The name means ‘bird mimic’.

Ornithomimus 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
4 m
Diet
Ate plants and animals
When
Late Cretaceous74 to 66 million years ago
Fossils found in
Canada, USA
Named by
Marsh (1890)
Family tree
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Theropoda › Ornithomimosauria › Ornithomimidae
TriassicJurassicCretaceousOrnithomimus252 Ma66 Ma
Where Ornithomimus 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: Ornithomimus 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.