Genus
Valid Extinct

Harpymimus

Barsbold and Perle 1984
Etymology reptile qui imite la harpie

Harpymimus is a genus of basal ornithomimosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. Unlike later, more derived ornithomimosaurs, Harpymimus still possessed teeth, although they appear to have been restricted to the dentary of the lower jaw.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Harpymimus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade
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Deinocheiridae Family
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Harpymimus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Khuren Dukh
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Harpymimus okladnikovi 110 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
R. Barsbold and A. Perle. 1984. The first record of a primitive ornithomimosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 1984(2):118-120
Bibliography (1)
S. M. Kurzanov. 1976. Noviy pozdnemelovoy karnozavr is Nogon-Tsava, Mongoliya [A new late Mesozoic carnosaur from Nogon-Tsav, Mongolia]. Paleontology and Biostratigraphy of Mongolia. The Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition, Transactions 3:93-104