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Oviraptoridae

Conchoraptor gracilis

"conch plunderer"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Conchoraptor 2 m (6.6 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Conchoraptor
Length
2 m (6.6 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100–66 Mya)
Place
Asia · Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Oviraptoridae
Conchoraptor reconstruction by PaleoNeolitic
Reconstruction · PaleoNeolitic (CC-BY)

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.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Conchoraptor — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.