Conchoraptor gracilis Conchoraptor

"conch plunderer"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Conchoraptor 2 m (6.6 ft) long
2 people holding hands
Length
2 m (6.6 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
Asia · Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Oviraptoridae

Conchoraptor (meaning “conch plunderer”) is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 70 million years ago. It is known from the Barun Goyot and possibly the Nemegt formation of Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Barsbold, 1986.
  • Body length estimated at about 2 m.
  • Fossils found in Asia and Mongolia.