Gallimimus was a omnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Bayankhongor (Mongolia), Ömnögovi (Mongolia) and Navoiy Region (Uzbekistan).

Quick facts about Gallimimus:

  • Existed from Turonian Age to 66 million years ago
  • Lived in a desert
  • Was a omnivore
  • Reproduced by laying eggs
  • 25 different specimens have been found by paleontologists

All the Gallimimus illustrations below were collected from the internet. Enjoy and explore:

Gallimimus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
  • Z. Kielan-Jaworowska and R. Barsbold. 1972. Narrative of the Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expeditions 1967-1971. Palaeontologia Polonica 27:5-136
  • Z. Kielan-Jaworowska and K. Kowalski. 1965. Polish-Mongolian Palaeontological Expeditions to the Gobi Desert in 1963 and 1964. Bulletin de l'Académie Polonaise des Sciences, Cl. II 13(3):175-179
  • P. J. Currie and D. Badamgarav. 2003. The first Late Cretaceous footprints from the Nemegt locality in the Gobi of Mongolia. Ichnos 10:1-12