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Ornithomimid
... no teeth illustrated? They didn't have any!!
@ J. LeBlanc
Pes (foot)
Ornithomimid
Othaniel Marsh was the first to discover Ornithomimus in 1890. He thought, however, that his 'bird'-mimic dinosaur possessed teeth. The most famous ornithomimid, Struthiomimus, was foundein Alberta in 1912 by Charles Lambe.
Ornithomid
Struthiomimus

Late Cretaceous
Scollard formation
Alberta, Canada
@ J. LeBlanc
Ornithomimus.  It is difficult to assign isolated palanges to digit and joint position. The above configuration is one possible combination. Like all theropods...their bones are hollow to reduce weight and thus increase speed
(click here to see hollow bones)
@ J. LeBlanc
@ J. LeBlanc
Lower Caudal vertebra. These are long and slender. Very pronounced prezygapophyses (top)overlap the proceeding vertebra.
@ J. LeBlanc
Theropod cousins.  The Ornithomimid phalanx (top) has less pronounced  curvatures than the Raptor phalanx (bottom).
Non-lower caudals are 'spool-like'. Centra  are circular. 
@ J. LeBlanc
Struthiomimus... Ornithomimus...a collectiion of phalanges from various locations and formations. These phalanges span 15 million years of Ornithomimid evolution. The claws are terminal phalanges or 'unguals'.
Why do I need teeth? You'll
just yank them and put them in your collection!
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