Oviraptor
Oviraptor
PrehistoricDinosaurExtinctomnivore
Oviraptor was a dinosaur that roamed Asia in the Late Cretaceous period. Originally thought to be an egg thief, this small theropod is now known from fossils found in Mongolia, including a partial skeleton and a nest of eggs.
- First discovered in 1923 during an expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews.
- Its name means 'egg thief,' though this idea was later questioned.
- Known from one partial skeleton and a nest containing about 15 eggs.
DesertAsia
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- Classification
- Dinosaur
- Scientific name
- Oviraptor
- Habitat
- Desert
- Regions in this directory
- Asia
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- small