Citipati

citipati

In Depth        Although many people are familiar with the dinosaur Oviraptor,‭ ‬what they don’t realise is that its modern day reconstruction of this oviraptorid is often based upon the more abundant remains of Citipati.‭ ‬Named after two beheaded monks who appear in Tibetan buddhist folklore,‭ ‬Citipati is also one of the larger members of its … Read more

Nankangia

In Depth        Nankangia is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Although only known from partial remains,‭ ‬Nankangia has been speculated to have been more inclined to eating plants because the jaw symphysis is not downturned.‭ ‬However the exact diet for Nankangia,‭ ‬like with many other oviraptorid genera is … Read more

Jiangxisaurus

In Depth        Jiangxisaurus is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Other oviraptorid dinosaurs known from the Nanxiong Formation where the holotype specimen of Jiangxisaurus was found include Banji,‭ ‬Ganzhousaurus,‭ ‬Huanansaurus and Nankangia. Further Reading -‭ ‬A New Oviraptorid Dinosaur‭ (‬Theropoda:‭ ‬Oviraptorosauria‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous of Jiangxi Province,‭ … Read more

Oviraptor

oviraptor

In Depth        The dinosaur Oviraptor has a very unfortunate name as it was given to it on the presumption that it stole other dinosaur’s eggs.‭ ‬When the first dinosaur eggs were discovered in Mongolia,‭ ‬they were thought to belong to the herbivorous Protoceratops due to the large number of their remains in the vicinity.‭ ‬Also … Read more

Rinchenia

In Depth        Rinchenia was originally described as a species of Oviraptor by Rinchen Barsbold in‭ ‬1986,‭ ‬but a later re-evaluation identified the species as a distinct genus.‭ ‬Unfortunately for Oviraptor,‭ ‬this removed the only skull were the crest is preserved,‭ ‬meaning that reconstructions of Oviraptor are now based upon Rinchenia.‭ ‬This might not be a … Read more

Corythoraptor

In Depth        Corythoraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in China during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Corythoraptor has been described as having a head crest similar to that of a modern day cassowary.‭ ‬The beak of Corythoraptor was also more pointed towards the end,‭ ‬suggesting feeding specialisation.‭ ‬Corythoraptor is one of many oviraptorid dinosaurs … Read more

Ganzhousaurus

In Depth        Ganzhousaurus is an oviraptorid dinosaur that displays a mix of primitive and advanced features which suggests that it is transitory in form between primitive oviraptorids that were around earlier in the Cretaceous,‭ ‬and more advanced ones alive later in the Cretaceous.‭ ‬Though since the fossils for Ganzhousaurus are from a Maastrichtian era deposit,‭ … Read more

Gobiraptor

In Depth        Gobiraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in Mongolia towards the end of the Late Cretaceous.‭ Further Reading -‭ ‬A new baby oviraptorid dinosaur‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Theropoda‭) ‬from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLOS ONE.‭ ‬14‭ (‬2‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Sungjin Lee,‭ ‬Yuong-Nam Lee,‭ ‬Anusuya Chinsamy,‭ ‬Junchang L�,‭ ‬Rinchen Barsbold‭ & … Read more