Garudimimus brevipes

† Garudimimus brevipes — a Late Cretaceous ornithomimid theropod from Mongolia's Bayan Shireh Formation. Medium-sized omnivore (~3.5 m, ~120 kg) with short feet (brevipes). Unlike most ornithomimids, lacked a hallux. Named for Garuda, the Hindu eagle deity. Turonian-Santonian age; part of diverse .

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Garudimimus brevipes was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Garudimimus brevipes 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.