Timimus

† Timimus is a Late Cretaceous ornithomimosaur from the Eumeralla Formation of Victoria, Australia, among the very few ornithomimosaurs known from the southern hemisphere. Its discovery in polar latitudes suggests ornithomimosaurs migrated or overwintered in Australia.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Timimus was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Timimus lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.