Findings also enhance understanding of dinosaur ecosystems in eastern North America. A scientific study reveals the discovery of new ornithomimosaur fossils from the Late Cretaceous Eutaw Formation of Mississippi. These ostrich-like dinosaurs, known as "bird-mimic" dinosaurs, lived in the ancient
Researchers have recently been able to identify large-bodied specimens of the ornithomimosaur, which may have been the world's fastest dinosaur at the time.