Deinocheirus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Deinocheirus Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 71–69Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓

Reconstructed skeleton in Japan
Scientific classification
Genus:	Deinocheirus
Species:	mirificus

Deinocheirus ( DY-no-KY-rəs) is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. In 1965, arms and shoulder girdles were found.

Claw

More parts were found in 2014, and this large dinosaur was probably omnivorous.

Images for kids

Cretaceous-aged dinosaur fossil localities of Mongolia; Deinocheirus fossils have been collected in the Altan Ula III, IV, and Bugiin Tsav localities of area A (left)
Forelimbs and shoulder girdles of holotype specimen MPC-D 100/18 on temporary exhibit in CosmoCaixa
Cast of specimen MPC-D 100/127's skull (the first known skull of this genus), on exhibit at Munich Fossil Show
Life restoration
Labelled diagram of the left arm and shoulder blade of Deinocheirus
Labelled diagram of some of the vertebrae that form a "sail"
Holotype specimen MPC-D 100/18 on exhibit in CosmoCaixa
Reconstructed cast of the holotype arms in Museum of Natural History
Restoration
Restoration of two Tarbosaurus attacking a Deinocheirus; bite marks show that this tyrannosaur fed on Deinocheirus
The Okavango Delta, which is similar to the environment Deinocheirus inhabited