Deinocheirus
genus of reptiles (fossil)
Deinocheirus (/ˌdaɪnoʊˈkaɪrəs/ DY-no-KY-rəs) is a genus of ornithomimid dinosaur from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. In 1965, arms and shoulder girdles were found.
| Deinocheirus | |
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| Reconstructed skeleton in Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | †Ornithomimosauria |
| Family: | †Deinocheiridae |
| Genus: | †Deinocheirus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970 |
| Species: | †D. mirificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Deinocheirus mirificus Osmólska & Roniewicz, 1970
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More parts were found in 2014, and this large dinosaur was probably omnivorous.[1]
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