Struthiomimus was a hollow-boned theropod that looked much like an ostrich. It had a long neck as well as very long forelimbs. Its fingers contained sharp claws which may have been used to rip open logs to get to insects. Struthiomimus's mouth formed a solid, flat beak which was probably used in the consumption of small reptiles, insects, fruits, and various forms of vegetation. Animals that eat both plants and meat are called omnivores. This swift, plant and meat eating dinosaur, grew up to eight feet tall and fourteen feet long. Struthiomimus lived towards the end of the Cretaceous time period and was found in Canada and the Western United States.
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