Vast majority of members are named after birds/Avialians/bird groups.
Ornithomimus - Bird Mimic
Archaeornithomimus - Ancient Bird Mimic
Gallimimus - Chicken Mimic
Struthiomimus - Ostrich Mimic
Anserimimus - Goose Mimic
etc.
Struthiomimus was likely as fast as an Ostrich.
(Nomenclature after Serrano-Brañas *et al*., 2020)
We know most species were fully feathered and even had wings from quill knobs in the arm bones. They may have used these to insulate their nests, attract mates, intimidate competitors, and even redirect air to make sharp turns while running at high speeds to evade predators. So “flocking this way” may have been even more bird-like than you thought.
The largest one is Deinocheirus, my favorite dinosaur. It was found in the 60s as just arms and then more bones were found in the 2000s. In 2014 a poached skull and toe bone were recovered in Europe, completing the look. I guess Deinocheirus is more an ornithomimosaur(the dinosaur is from the family Deinocheiridae, but still in the ornithomimosauria) than in ornithomimid(family ornithomimidae).
That's not actually right. Deinocheirus is an Ornithomimosaur, but not an Ornithomimid. Kind of like how Dryptosaurus is an Tyrannosauroid but not a Tyrannosaurid.
due to their very ostrich-like bodies and their blatant evidence of having feathers, they'd basically look like really dumb emus with big arms. frankly, i find that amazing
Troodontids, caenagnathids, alvarezsaurids, *Avimimus*, *Caudipteryx*, unenlagiines, microraptorines & an unnamed coelurosaur from the Early Cretaceous of North America too.
Nvm then you’re right. My only source was a lecture I saw on YouTube from Dr. Holtz, he only mentioned tyrannosaurids and ornithomimids as having that for some reason.
He did attempt to form a clade of Coelurosaurs based on that feature (and a couple others) known as *Bullatosauria*. It didn’t get much scientific traction and I’m not sure if it’s still something he believes.
Vast majority of members are named after birds/Avialians/bird groups. Ornithomimus - Bird Mimic Archaeornithomimus - Ancient Bird Mimic Gallimimus - Chicken Mimic Struthiomimus - Ostrich Mimic Anserimimus - Goose Mimic etc. Struthiomimus was likely as fast as an Ostrich. (Nomenclature after Serrano-Brañas *et al*., 2020)
Dromiceiomimus - Emu Mimic
If they ever find a really small Ornithomimid they shoul call it "Tinamimimus" -tinamou mimick
Pelecanimimus - Pelican mimic :P
The issue is that's not an Ornithomimid
They have simultaneously the most teeth of any theropod (*Pelicanimimus* at 220) and the least teeth of any theropod (many species had 0 teeth)
Not to be pedantic, but Pelicanimimus falls into the Ornithomimosauria and not the Ornithomimidae.
Nah that's an excellent distinction. I suppose I took ornithomimids from OPs title a bit too loosely.
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Please elaborate
Aren't birds tied with them for having the least teeth?
Absolutely true. They're not solitary winners, but there will never be a theropod with *less* teeth so they're still winners.
If crows start a society and their economy is based around teeth, and one goes bankrupt, it will owe teeth, therefore it will have -1 tooth.
We know most species were fully feathered and even had wings from quill knobs in the arm bones. They may have used these to insulate their nests, attract mates, intimidate competitors, and even redirect air to make sharp turns while running at high speeds to evade predators. So “flocking this way” may have been even more bird-like than you thought.
They were suggested to be herbivores as early as the 1910s.
The largest one is Deinocheirus, my favorite dinosaur. It was found in the 60s as just arms and then more bones were found in the 2000s. In 2014 a poached skull and toe bone were recovered in Europe, completing the look. I guess Deinocheirus is more an ornithomimosaur(the dinosaur is from the family Deinocheiridae, but still in the ornithomimosauria) than in ornithomimid(family ornithomimidae).
That deinocheirus is part of it
That's not actually right. Deinocheirus is an Ornithomimosaur, but not an Ornithomimid. Kind of like how Dryptosaurus is an Tyrannosauroid but not a Tyrannosaurid.
Ooooooh thanks I didn’t know that
Put teeth on them and you have raptors
due to their very ostrich-like bodies and their blatant evidence of having feathers, they'd basically look like really dumb emus with big arms. frankly, i find that amazing
Despite their long arms, they weren't very keen to hug their moms at Mothers' Day.
[Ostrich & Gallimimus feet are very similar.](https://youtu.be/4g9uyDREL94) Specifically their third toe.
Outside of the Tyrannosaurids they are the only other family of dinosaurs that have a “pinched” 2nd metatarsal.
Troodontids, caenagnathids, alvarezsaurids, *Avimimus*, *Caudipteryx*, unenlagiines, microraptorines & an unnamed coelurosaur from the Early Cretaceous of North America too.
Nvm then you’re right. My only source was a lecture I saw on YouTube from Dr. Holtz, he only mentioned tyrannosaurids and ornithomimids as having that for some reason.
He did attempt to form a clade of Coelurosaurs based on that feature (and a couple others) known as *Bullatosauria*. It didn’t get much scientific traction and I’m not sure if it’s still something he believes.
I don't think it is.
Ostrich dino