Cretaceous
Pelecanimimus
Pelecanimimus polyodon
The catalogue presents Pelecanimimus as a omnivore member of Ornithomimidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 131.0–126.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.0–2.5 m in length and 25–30 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Pelecanimimus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Pérez-Moreno et al. (1994).
The PBDB places it in Ornithomimosauria, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ornithomimidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ornithomimidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Barremian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the La Huérguina Formation (1). Provenance: Spain.
The catalogue records the holotype as LH 7777 and the type locality as “Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain”.
- LH 7777
- Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.0–2.5 m in length and 25–30 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.0-2.5 m
- 25-30 kg
The record gathers 32 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
- 2.0–2.5 m
- Weight
- 25–30 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 131.0–126.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1994
- Described by
- Bernardino Pérez-Moreno
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Ornithomimidae
- Genus
- Pelecanimimus
- Species
- P. polyodon
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
- LH 7777
- Type locality
- Las Hoyas, Cuenca, Spain