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ELMISAURUS
(el-me-sore-us)
meaning: "Foot sole lizard"
Elmisaurus
Named By: Halszka Osmolska in 1981
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Location: Mongolia
Size: Unknown due to lack of fossil material
Diet: Omnivore
Fossil(s): Feet, hands
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Oviraptorosauria | Caenagnathoidea | Caenagnathidae |
Also known as: | Chirostenotes rarus |
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Elmisaurus is an extinct genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. It was a theropod belonging to the Oviraptorosauria. Its fossils have been found in Mongolia. It is known from foot and hand bones.

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