Oviraptor

Oviraptor philoceratops

Oviraptor was initially thought to be an egg thief (its name means egg seizer), but later discoveries showed it was actually brooding its own eggs. It had a distinctive cranial crest and a toothless beak.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Human Scale
Длина	1.6 m	about the size of a human adult
Height	0.8 m	—
Вес	33 kg	lighter than a human adult

Diet & Feeding

Omnivore

Oviraptor had a varied diet that included both plants and animals. Omnivorous dinosaurs were versatile feeders, able to exploit multiple food sources, which gave them an advantage in changing environments.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Oviraptor lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.

Discovery & Naming

Назван	Henry Fairfield Osborn
Год открытия	1924
Место открытия	Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Классификация

Dinosauria → Saurischia → Theropoda → Oviraptor

Beast feet

Bipedal, mostly carnivorous dinosaurs that include the largest land predators ever to live. Theropods gave rise to modern birds. Ranges from tiny Compsognathus to massive Tyrannosaurus rex.

Size Comparison

At 1,6 meters long and 33,0 kg, Oviraptor was about the size of a human adult and lighter than a human adult.

Other dinosaurs from the same period:

Abelisaurus comahuensis Adasaurus mongoliensis Adynomosaurus arcanus Byronosaurus Byronosaurus jaffei Caenagnathasia

Quick Facts

Классификация	Theropoda
Геологический период	Cretaceous Late
Питание	Omnivore
Размер	1.6m long, 0.8m tall, 33.0kg