Ornithomimus tenuis Marsh 1890 (ornithomimid)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Ornithomimidae

Alternative combination: Struthiomimus tenuis

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1890. Description of new dinosaurian reptiles. The American Journal of Science, series 3 39:81-86

Belongs to Ornithomimus according to O. Kuhn 1939

See also Cannon 1890, Claessens and Loewen 2016, Gilmore 1920, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Huene 1927, Lambe 1904, Makovicky et al. 2004, Osborn 1916, Russell 1930, Russell 1964, Russell 1972, Steel 1970, Swinton 1970, Winkler 1893 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Ornithomimus edmontonicus, Ornithomimus minutus, Ornithomimus sedens, Ornithomimus velox

Type specimen: USNM 5814. Its type locality is Cow Island (USNM 5814), which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Judith River Formation of Montana.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Cow Island (USNM 5814)

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