Gallimimus
Gallimimus is a genus of ornithomimid type theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago. Key to the survival strategy of Gallimimus, and other ornithomimids, was speed. The legs especially the lower portions were long and capable of covering a lot of ground with each stride. The bones like in all theropods were hollow in order to reduce the overall weight of the body so that less energy was required to move and faster running speeds could be maintained. The main body however was proportionately longer than other related genera, and this may have had an impact...read more