Garudimimus

Garuda mimic

• Garuda · Sanskrit · mythical bird-like creature (Garuda)
• mimus · Latin · mimic

The name combines Garuda, a bird-like creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology, with the Latin "mimus", meaning "mimic". It refers to the animal's bird-like appearance. It was an early ornithomimosaur ("bird-mimic dinosaur"), a toothless-beaked, long-legged theropod. The type species is Garudimimus brevipes.

Named by

Barsbold

Year named

1981

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Cenomanian – Santonian

Found in

Bayanshiree Formation, Ömnögovi/Dornogovi region, Mongolia

A basal ornithomimosaur (theropod). The age of the Bayanshiree Formation is broadly given as Cenomanian to Santonian, so the exact stage range is uncertain. The exact locality within Mongolia is given only approximately here.