Deinocheirus Deinocheirus mirificus Kielan-Jaworowska 1969
/ˌdaɪnoʊˈkaɪrəs/
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 72.2–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Country
Mongolia
Region
Omnogov
Formation
Nemegt
Dig sites
4
distinct collections
Overview
Deinocheirus mirificus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 72.2–66.0 million years ago. It was a herbivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Omnogov, Mongolia. It was named by Kielan-Jaworowska 1969. The species is represented by 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~15%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 4 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Deinocheirus mirificus sits in deep time
Deinocheirus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Deinocheirus mirificus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.