Oviraptoridae

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:arms long with three fingers
gptkbp:beakColor parrot-like
gptkbp:characteristic short snout
toothless beaks
feathered body
crest on skull
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Oviraptorosauria
gptkbp:describedYear 1924
gptkbp:diet eggs
omnivorous
plants
shellfish
small vertebrates
gptkbp:eggBroodingEvidence yes
gptkbp:eggsFoundWithFossils yes
gptkbp:eggsType elongatoolithid
gptkbp:extinct gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:fossilEggsMisinterpretation originally thought to be egg thieves
gptkbp:fossilRange about 100–66 million years ago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oviraptoridae
gptkbp:interpretedBy brooded their own eggs
gptkbp:locomotion bipedal
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Henry_Fairfield_Osborn
gptkbp:notableMembers gptkb:Conchoraptor
gptkb:Citipati
gptkb:Khaan
gptkb:Nemegtomaia
gptkb:Rinchenia
gptkb:Heyuannia
gptkb:Machairasaurus
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:China
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Citipati_brooding_nest
gptkb:Oviraptor_with_eggs
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:paleontologicalSignificance evidence for dinosaur brooding behavior
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Oviraptorosauria
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition derived oviraptorosaurs
gptkbp:range small to medium
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:sisterGroup gptkb:Caenagnathidae
gptkbp:skullLength deep and short
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Theropoda
gptkbp:tailLength short
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Oviraptor
gptkbp:分布地区 gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oviraptor
gptkb:Citipati
gptkb:Incisivosaurus
gptkb:Khaan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6