Oviraptoridae
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Oviraptoridae is a group of bird-like, herbivorous or omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs. Oviraptorids are characterized by their toothless, parrot-like beaks and, in some cases, elaborate crests. They were generally small, measuring between one and two metres long in most cases, though some possible oviraptorids were enormous. Oviraptorids are currently known only from the Late Cretaceous in Asia, with the most well-known species and complete specimens found only in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and northwestern China.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Oviraptoridae is referenced by 137 other articles, and connects out to Citipati, Caenagnathidae and dinosaur.
It sits within the topics Dinosaur families, Dinosaurs of Asia and Late Cretaceous dinosaurs.
Its subject is documented across 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Caenagnathoidea
- Image
- Oviraptor Senckenberg.jpg
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- start time
- 84000000-0
- end time
- 66000000-0
- Commons category
- Oviraptoridae
- taxon name
- Oviraptoridae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Oviraptoridae
- time period
- Cretaceous
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Classification
- Paleobiology
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Metabolism
- Feathers
- Pathology
- Paleoenvironment
- See also
- References
Oviraptoridae is a group of bird-like, herbivorous or omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs. Oviraptorids are characterized by their toothless, parrot-like beaks and, in some cases, elaborate crests. They were generally small, measuring between one and two metres long in most cases, though some possible oviraptorids were enormous. Oviraptorids are currently known only from the Late Cretaceous in Asia, with the most well-known species and complete specimens found only in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and northwestern China.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oviraptoridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.