Very HardGigantoraptor
Gigantoraptor erlianensis
jih-GAN-toh-RAP-tor· “giant thief”
🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Caenagnathidae
8 m
Length
3.5 m
Height
2.5 t
Weight
A giant feathered, beaked dinosaur as long as a bus — a super-sized relative of the little Oviraptor. It shows that some bird-like dinosaurs grew to enormous size.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~85 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Xu Xing, 2007
Did you know?
- It was a bird-like beaked dinosaur that grew as big as a Tyrannosaurus.
- It was around 35 times heavier than its close feathered relatives.
- Despite its size it had a toothless beak and probably feathers.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.