Dinosaurs 101

 TYPE #5

Bird or not?

 

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Ornithomimids ("bird mimics") didn't resemble flying birds, but land loving wingless varieties like modern ostriches and emus. These two-legged dinosaurs were the speed demons of the Cretaceous period. some of our friends may have been capable of hitting top speeds of 50 miles per hour! Oddly, ornithomimids were among the few 2 legged dinosaurs to have omnivorous diets feasting on meat and vegetation with an equal appetite.