Ornithomimoides

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iOrnithomimodes
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder:  ?Carnosauria
Genus: Ornithomimodes
von Huene and Matley, 1933
Species
  • O. barasimlensis (type)
  • O. mobilis

Ornithomimodes ("bird mimmic-like") is a dubious genus of small theropod dinosaur, from the Late Cretaceous period (Coniacian to Santonian stages, 85-83 mya) of India. Two species have been itenditified, though they are known only from isolated vertebrae. O. barasimlensis is known from five dorsal vertebrae, and O. mobilis from four smaller vertebrae, found at the same location. It is possible that they were very small species of carnosaur, and may have measured around 2 meters (6ft) in length).