Cretaceous
Garudimimus
Garudimimus brevipes
The catalogue presents Garudimimus as a omnivore member of Ornithomimidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 93.9–89.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 3.5–4.0 m in length and 100–150 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Bayan Shireh Formation, Mongolia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Garudimimus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Barsbold (1981).
The PBDB places it in Deinocheiridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ornithomimidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ornithomimidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Turonian to the Santonian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Baynshire Formation (1). Provenance: Mongolia.
The catalogue records the type locality as “Bayan Shireh Formation, Mongolia”.
- Bayan Shireh Formation, Mongolia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 3.5–4.0 m in length and 100–150 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 3.5-4.0 m
- 100-150 kg
The record gathers 30 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 3.5–4.0 m
- Weight
- 100–150 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 93.9–89.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1981
- Described by
- Barsbold
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Ornithomimidae
- Genus
- Garudimimus
- Species
- b. brevipes
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- not documented in this catalogue
- Type locality
- Bayan Shireh Formation, Mongolia