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Oviraptoridae is a
group of bird-like,
herbivorous and
omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs.
Oviraptorids are
characterized by
their toothless, parrot-like...
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Oviraptor was
distinct enough to
warrant a
separate family, the
Oviraptoridae. When
first described,
Oviraptor was
interpreted as an egg-thief, egg-eating...
- them into two
primary sub-groups, the
Caenagnathidae and the
Oviraptoridae. The
Oviraptoridae is
further divided into the small, short-armed, and crestless...
- Asia. They are a
member of the Oviraptorosauria, and
relatives of the
Oviraptoridae. Like
other oviraptorosaurs,
caenagnathids had
specialized beaks, long...
- †Caenagnathidae (toothless
oviraptorosaurs known from
North America and Asia) †
Oviraptoridae (characterized by two bony
projections at the back of the mouth; exclusive...
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constructed as in the
Asian Oviraptoridae.
Other differences from its
Asian cousins include size – the
Asian Oviraptoridae were
smaller – as well as thicker...
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places it as a
derived member of the
subfamily Heyuanninae in the
family Oviraptoridae. It has been
suggested that
Oksoko represents a
highly derived form...
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Yingliang Catalog no. YLSNHM01266
Common name Baby
Yingliang Species Oviraptoridae indet. Age Late
Cretaceous Place discovered Ganzhou,
Jiangxi Province...
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Caenagnathidae Oviraptoridae...
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representatives of
three different oviraptorid clades.
Below is a
family tree of
Oviraptoridae based on Lü et al., 2017 (bolded
species inhabited South China): The...
