Elmisaurus
Elmisaurus rarus
Pronounced: ell -
mih - Saw - rus
Diet: Carnivore
(meat-eater)
Name Means: "Foot
Lizard"
Length: 6.6 ft.
(2 m)
Height: 2.2 ft.
(75 cm)
Weight: 70 lb.
(32 kilos)
Time: Late
Cretaceous - 80 mya
Fossil remains for this
Dinosaur have been found in
Asia, North America
Elmisaurus was a small, bird-like dinosaur.
Some scientists think it may have looked like an
Oviraptor but since no skull parts
have been found of this dinosaur, it is all
mostly guesswork. It had long, thin fingers, and
it isn?t hard to imagine them evolving into wing
bones.
First discovered in Mongolia, this dinosaur
provides more evidence of dinosaur migration between
Asia and North America well towards the last part of
the Cretaceous. There are some scientists who
believe that at least one species of Elmisaurus is
actually
Chirostenotes. |
