Deinocheirus
| Deinocheirus | |
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| Reconstructed skeleton in Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | Deinocheiridae |
| Genus: | Deinocheirus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970 |
| Species: | D. mirificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Deinocheirus mirificus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970
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Deinocheirus (/ˌdaɪnoʊˈkaɪrəs/ DY-no-KY-rəs) is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. In 1965, arms and shoulder girdles were found.
More parts were found in 2014, and this large dinosaur was probably omnivorous.[1]
Deinocheirus Media
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
Size of three specimens (holotype in green) compared to a human
Labelled diagram of the left arm and shoulder blade of Deinocheirus
Labeled diagram of some of the vertebrae that form a "sail"
Holotype specimen MPC-D 100/18 on exhibit in CosmoCaixa
Metatarsal footbones of ornithomimosaurs; the foot of Deinocheirus (lower left) was not arctometatarsalian (see middle bone in white), unlike many relatives
Reconstructed cast of the holotype arms in Natural History Museum
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