Conchoraptor
Conchoraptor was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in the deserts of Mongolia. It had a strong, toothless beak and scientists think it used it to crush hard food like shells or tough plants.12
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Conchoraptor was first thought to be a baby Oviraptor, but scientists later realized it was a different dinosaur because its hands were different.1
Unlike many of its relatives, Conchoraptor did not have a bony crest on its head.1
Fossils of Conchoraptor show that it had feathers, and males and females may have had different feather patterns.2
Conchoraptor lived about 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1
The name Conchoraptor means 'conch plunderer' because the scientist who named it thought it ate shellfish.1
Most of the bones in Conchoraptor's skull were hollow, making its head light.1
Most asked questions about Conchoraptor
?How big was Conchoraptor?
About 1 to 2 metres (3.3 to 6.6 feet) long. That is roughly the size of a large dog.12
?Did Conchoraptor have feathers?
Yes. Fossils of Conchoraptor show that it had feathers, and males and females may have had different feather patterns.2
?What did Conchoraptor eat?
Scientists are not completely sure. It was first thought to eat shellfish, but a 2022 study suggests it may have eaten tough plants or a mix of foods.1
?When did Conchoraptor live?
It lived about 70 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1
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- Scientific name
- Conchoraptor
- Named by
- Barsbold 19864
- Group
- Odd feathered dinos
- Family / clade
- Oviraptoridae4
- Classification
- Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria4
- Age of the rocks
- 84 to 72 million years (Campanian)4
- Rock formations
- Baruungoyot4
- Countries
- Mongolia4
- Fossil records
- 2 in the Paleobiology Database4
- Discovery
- Conchoraptor was named by the Mongolian paleontologist Rinchen Barsbold in 1986. The first fossils were found in 1971 by a Polish-Mongolian expedition in the Red Beds of Hermiin Tsav, Mongolia.1
- Still debated
- Scientists are not sure if Conchoraptor ate mostly plants, mollusks, or a mix of both.1
Where the facts come from
- Conchoraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
- Conchoraptor | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
- PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
- Conchoraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): age, places, rock formations, classification.
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