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Oviraptor

O nome significa: “egg thief”1
Comía: Un pouco de todoDinos emplumados curiososCretáceo Superior

Oviraptor was a small, feathered dinosaur that lived in the Gobi Desert. It had a strong beak like a parrot and no teeth. For a long time people thought it stole eggs, but now we know it was actually a caring parent.12

Viviu
hai entre 90 e 72 millóns de anos3
Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Mongolia and Kazakhstan31
Lonxitude
1,6 a 2 m (5,2 a 6,6 ft)12
Peso
20 kg a 40 kg (44 a 88 lb)12
Altura
0,82 m (2,7 ft)
estimación
Velocidade máxima
uns 44 km/h (27 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Oviraptor uns 2 m de longo (6,6 ft)Un can uns 1 m (3,3 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un gato domésticouns 0,3 m (1 ft)Un canuns 0,5 m (1,6 ft)Oviraptoruns 0,82 m de alto (2,7 ft)Un cabalouns 1,6 m (5,2 ft)

estimación

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 2 cans
tan longo coma 4 gatos domésticos do fociño á colatan longo coma 11 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 10 gatos domésticostan pesado coma 8 sandíastan pesado coma 2 nenos de infantiltan pesado coma 1 nenos de primariapodería correr 100 metros en 8,2 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Oviraptor comparado CONTIGO?

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Que velocidade alcanzaba?

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Datos curiosos

1

Oviraptor had no teeth. Instead it used a horny beak to crush its food.2

2

The first Oviraptor fossil was found lying on top of a nest of eggs. Scientists thought it was stealing them, but later they realized it was probably protecting its own eggs.1

3

Oviraptor was covered in feathers. Its tail ended in a pygostyle, a bone that supported a fan of feathers.1

4

Oviraptor lived about 75 to 71 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period.1

5

Its arms were long and ended in three fingers with curved claws.1

6

The name Oviraptor means 'egg thief' because the first fossil was found with eggs. But scientists now think it was a good parent, not a thief.1

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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Oviraptor

?How big was Oviraptor?

Oviraptor was about 1.6 to 2 metres (5.2 to 6.6 feet) long and weighed between 33 and 40 kilograms (73 to 88 pounds).1

?Did Oviraptor have teeth?

No, Oviraptor had no teeth. It had a horny beak like a parrot that could crush hard food.12

?What did Oviraptor eat?

Oviraptor was an omnivore. It ate hard fruits, eggs, and possibly shellfish, using its strong beak to crush them.2

?Did Oviraptor steal eggs?

No, that was a mistake. Scientists once thought Oviraptor stole eggs, but now we know it was actually a caring parent that brooded its own eggs.1

?Did Oviraptor have feathers?

Yes, Oviraptor was covered in feathers. Its tail ended in a pygostyle that supported a fan of feathers.1

?When did Oviraptor live?

Oviraptor lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 85 to 75 million years ago.2

?Where was Oviraptor found?

Oviraptor fossils were found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, at a place called the Flaming Cliffs.1

?What does the name Oviraptor mean?

Oviraptor means 'egg thief' in Latin, because the first fossil was found lying on a nest of eggs. But we now know it was a good parent, not a thief.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Oviraptor stole and ate the eggs of other dinosaurs.

Verdade: The Oviraptor fossil was found on a nest, but it was probably sitting on its own eggs to keep them warm, like a bird. It likely ate plants, fruits, and small animals, not eggs.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Oviraptor
Bautizado por
Osborn 19243
Grupo
Dinos emplumados curiosos
Familia / clado
Oviraptoridae3
Clasificación
Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
Idade das rochas
de 90 a 72 millóns de anos (Coniacian / Campanian)3
Formacións rochosas
Djadokhta, Dabrazhin3
Países
Mongolia, Casaquistán3
Rexistros fósiles
3 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento
Oviraptor was discovered in 1923 in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia during an expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews. It was named by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1924.1
Aínda en debate
Scientists are not sure exactly what Oviraptor ate. Its strong beak could crush hard objects, but whether it mainly ate plants, eggs, or shellfish is still debated.21

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Oviraptor (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Oviraptor | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
  3. Oviraptor in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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