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Prehistoric Life

How long was Ornithomimus edmontonicus?

An adult Ornithomimus edmontonicus had a total length of about 3.5 m (11 ft).

What is measured: Adult, total body length

Ornithomimus edmontonicus (3.5 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Ornithomimus edmontonicus (3.5 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 58% of the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 1.8× the height of a doorway
  • About 2.1× the height of an adult person
  • About 6 would fit end to end along a tennis court

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Facts about Ornithomimus edmontonicus

Ornithomimus was a fast-running dinosaur with a toothless beak and a body plan superficially resembling a modern ostrich.

Source: Royal Tyrrell Museum, “Ornithomimus”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Ornithomimus”

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Ornithomimus edmontonicus
Hieraaetus moorei3 m (9 ft 10 in)0.86×
Glyptodon clavipes3.3 m (11 ft)0.94×
Arctodus simus3.4 m (11 ft)0.97×
Megatherium americanum3.5 m (11 ft)same size
Edaphosaurus pogonias3.5 m (11 ft)same size
Ornithomimus edmontonicus3.5 m (11 ft)this page
Dinornis robustus3.6 m (12 ft)1×
Palaeoloxodon antiquus4 m (13 ft)1.1×
Deinotherium giganteum4 m (13 ft)1.1×
Mammuthus columbi4 m (13 ft)1.1×

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