Genus
Valid Extinct

Pelecanimimus

Pérez-Moreno et al. 1994
Etymology imitateur de pélican

Pelecanimimus is an extinct genus of basal ("primitive") ornithomimosaurian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. It is notable for possessing more teeth than any other member of the Ornithomimosauria, most of which were toothless.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Pelecanimimus
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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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Pelecanimimus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇪🇸 Spain
1
Geological formations
La Huérguina
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Pelecanimimus polyodon 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
B. P. Pérez-Moreno, J. L. Sanz, and A. D. Buscalioni, J. J. Moratalla, F. Ortega, D. Rasskin-Gutman. 1994. A unique multitoothed ornithomimosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain. Nature 370:363-367 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
B. P. Pérez-Moreno, J. L. Sanz, and A. D. Buscalioni, J. J. Moratalla, F. Ortega, D. Rasskin-Gutman. 1994. A unique multitoothed ornithomimosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain. Nature 370:363-367 DOI ↗