Cretaceous
Struthiomimus
Struthiomimus altus
The catalogue presents Struthiomimus as a omnivore member of Ornithomimidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 76.5–75.5 Ma. Its estimated range is 4.3 m in length and 150 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Struthiomimus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Osborn (1916).
The PBDB places it in Ornithomimidae, 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 Campanian to the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 13 occurrences, with material from the Oldman Formation (6), from the Kirtland Formation (3) and from the Dinosaur Park Formation (3). Provenance: Canada and United States.
The catalogue records the holotype as NMC 917 and the type locality as “Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada”.
- NMC 917
- Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada
The catalogue's reference measurements are 4.3 m in length and 150 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 4.3 m
- 150 kg
The record gathers 65 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
- 4.3 m
- Weight
- 150 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 76.5–75.5 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1914
- Described by
- Lawrence Lambe
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Ornithomimidae
- Genus
- Struthiomimus
- Species
- S. altus
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
- NMC 917
- Type locality
- Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada