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G is for Gallimimus (gal-ih-MIME-mus).
Gallimimus means ’chicken mimic’. It could run at 43 miles per hour.
Length: 20 feet
Lived where & when: Mongolia, Late Cretaceous Period.
Diet: Omnivorous
Group: Theropods
Geological Age: 75-70 MYA
is for Giganotosaurus (JYE-ga-NO-toe-SORE-us).
The name means ’Giant reptile of the south’.
It was one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever lived.
Length: 43 feet
Lived where & when: Argentina, Early Cretaceous Period.
Diet: Carnivorous
Group: Theropods
Geological Age: 100 MYA