 In 1994, Dr. Thomas Rich commented that, while it would have been more ideal to have had the most complete specimen possible as a holotype, it was highly unlikely that future material of "Timimus" would be found, due to the limited nature of sites to be explored in the area.Also, the holotype would have had characteristics which both identified it as an ornithomimosaur and a new genus within that group.Thus the name would serve as a reference point for the material within paleontological literature.