Avimimus, meaning "bird mimic", is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur, named for its bird-like characteristics, that lived in the late Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia, during the Maastr
Skeletal diagram showing some known elements of A. portentosus
Avimimus in left side, front, and top views. Close-up of chest.
Excavation at a bonebed of A. nemegtensis reported in 2006