An ostrich-like outline
Long legs, a long neck, and a small head gave Gallimimus a bird-like silhouette.
A REAL DINOSAUR. A SUSPICIOUSLY FAMILIAR PERSONALITY.
GALLIMIMUS.
Already on the way.
You said yes before checking the calendar. Your natural habitat is between plans, and your most-used phrase is ‘I can make that work.’ Nobody knows how. Including you.
SIGNATURE MOVETurning a quiet Saturday into a multi-location event.
SPECIMEN 17 / LATE CRETACEOUS
GALLIMIMUS BULLATUS · OMNIVORE / UNCERTAIN
GALLIMIMUS BULLATUS · OMNIVORE / UNCERTAINPaleoNeolitic · CC BY 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Meet the actual dinosaur THE ACTUAL SCIENCE STARTS HERE
Meet the real Gallimimus.
The jokes are ours.
The animal was very real.
- WHEN
- About 70 million years ago
- ON THE MENU
- Omnivore / uncertain
- LENGTH
- About 6 m
- BODY MASS
- About 400–500 kg
No teeth
The jaws ended in a toothless beak, leaving diet more difficult to infer than in a toothed predator.
A large ornithomimid
Gallimimus was among the largest well-known members of the ostrich-mimic dinosaurs.
Built for moving
Elongated lower limbs are consistent with a capable runner, though exact speed estimates are uncertain.
Three-fingered hands
Its slender forelimbs ended in three-fingered hands rather than wings capable of powered flight.
Mongolian discoveries
Important material was collected during Polish–Mongolian expeditions in the Gobi Desert.
A little room for discovery.
Proposed diets include plant material and small animals. A famous filter-feeding interpretation of the beak is disputed.
Read more: Gallimimus on Wikipedia · Research and references. Facts are summarized in our own words. Size and date ranges are approximate; estimates vary by specimen and study. Gallery images may include other species within the genus.
A closer look.
Fossils, museum displays, and published reconstructions. Artwork shows an interpretation; it is not a photograph of a living dinosaur.
Is this your prehistoric alter ego?
Eight questions and an optional face scan will settle this. Very unofficially.