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Ornithomimus or the Birds: Who's the Real Mimic

Started by Avian, April 01, 2020, 09:35:48 PM

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Avian

Ornithomimus, an onithomimid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous of North America. Its name means "Bird Mimic", due to the fact that the animal appeared to be covered in feathers and have other anatamocial features with a resemblance to birds. However, the last ornithomimus died out 5 million years before the first modern birds. Does this make birds the real mimics? Share your opinion below, and your  answer may be featured on my YouTube channel in an upcoming video:https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCkMjlZSCPBnjRuXjx_ORaoA
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WarrenJB

They're all just, like, ripping off Shuvosaurus, man.

austrosaurus

I think you might be missing a 6 somewhere in your post, since I highly doubt Ornithomimosaurs survived until the Pliocene  ;)

austrosaurus

Also, neither can be said to be truly "mimicking" the other, as their similarities are a case of convergent evolution rather than mimicry.

Gwangi

Quote from: austrosaurus on April 01, 2020, 11:59:47 PM
Also, neither can be said to be truly "mimicking" the other, as their similarities are a case of convergent evolution rather than mimicry.

That's what I came here to say.  8)

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