Very HardCitipati
Citipati osmolskae
CHIT-ih-PAH-tee· “funeral-pyre lord”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Oviraptoridae
2.9 m
Length
1 m
Height
80 kg
Weight
A large crested oviraptorid famous for spectacular fossils that show it sitting on its nest, arms spread over the eggs, exactly like a brooding bird.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~75 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
James Clark, 2001
Did you know?
- Fossils show it brooding its nest just like a modern bird.
- It had a tall head crest and a toothless beak.
- A famous specimen is nicknamed 'Big Mama'.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.