LegendaryConchoraptor
Conchoraptor gracilis
KON-koh-RAP-tor· “conch thief”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Oviraptoridae
1.5 m
Length
0.6 m
Height
20 kg
Weight
A small, crestless oviraptorid from Mongolia with a stout, toothless beak. Its name reflects an old idea that it cracked open shellfish, though it likely ate a varied diet.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Rinchen Barsbold, 1986
Did you know?
- A small oviraptorid with a powerful, toothless beak but no crest.
- Its name 'conch thief' reflects a theory that it ate shellfish.
- A close relative of the crested, egg-brooding Oviraptor.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.