恐龍卡第 1335 張，共 2 027 張

Oviraptor

名字的意思： “egg thief”1

吃：每樣都來一點奇特的羽毛恐龍白堊紀晚期

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.1 2

生存年代

90 到 72 百萬年前3

白堊紀晚期

化石發現地

Mongolia and Kazakhstan3 1

長度

1.6 到 2 m (5.2 到 6.6 ft)1 2

體重

20 kg 到 40 kg (44 到 88 lb)1 2

高度

0.82 m (2.7 ft)

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最高速度

時速約 44 公里（27 英里）

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牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

牠有多高？

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牠有多重？

跟 2 隻狗一樣重

跟 4 隻家貓從鼻子接到尾巴一樣長跟 11 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長跟 10 隻家貓一樣重跟 8 顆西瓜一樣重跟 2 個幼兒園小朋友一樣重跟 1 個小學生一樣重能在 8.2 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Oviraptor 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Oviraptor 時速約 44 公里 (27 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

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

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

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

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

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

Oviraptor 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Oviraptor 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Oviraptor 最常被問的問題

?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.1 2

?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

迷思破解王

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

真相： 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

給恐龍專家

學名: Oviraptor
命名者: Osborn 19243
類群: 奇特的羽毛恐龍
科 / 演化支: Oviraptoridae3
分類: Theropoda > Oviraptorosauria3
岩石的年代: 90 到 72 百萬年 (Coniacian / Campanian)3
岩層: Djadokhta, Dabrazhin3
國家: 蒙古, 哈薩克3
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 3 筆3
發現: 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
仍有爭議: 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.2 1