Garudimimus

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Garudimimus Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder: Theropoda Infraorder: Ornithomimosauria Family: Garudimimidae Barsbold, 1981 Genus: Garudimimus Barsbold, 1981
Species
G. brevipes Barsbold, 1981 (type)

Garudimimus ("Garuda mimic") is a basal member of Ornithomimosauria, known from single specimen discovered from Upper Cretaceous sediments of Mongolia.

Previously it was thought that this primitive member of Ornithomimosauria possessed a horn at the top of the skull. However, recent studies have shown that this "horn" was simply a misplaced skull bone.^[1] In 1981, Rinchen Barsbold placed it in its own family, Garudimimidae.

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