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Deinocheirus (/ˌdaɪnoʊˈkaɪrəs/ DY-no-KY-rəs) is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. In 1965, arms and shoulder girdles were found.
Deinocheirus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, | |
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Reconstructed skeleton in Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | †Ornithomimosauria |
Family: | †Deinocheiridae |
Genus: | †Deinocheirus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970 |
Species: | †D. mirificus |
Binomial name | |
Deinocheirus mirificus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970 | |
More parts were found in 2014, and this large dinosaur was probably omnivorous.[1]
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