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Struthiomimus Struthiomimus altus (Lambe 1902)
/stɹˈuːθɪˌɑːmɪməs/
estimated
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · 83.6–72.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
herbivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding
Where It Was Found
Countries
Canada, United States
Regions
Alberta · New Mexico
Formations
Oldman · Kirtland · Dinosaur Park
Dig sites
13
distinct collections
Overview
Struthiomimus altus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 83.6–72.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada and elsewhere. It was named by (Lambe 1902). The species is represented by 13 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~41%
well attested
Based on 13 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Struthiomimus altus sits in deep time
Struthiomimus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Struthiomimus altus'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.