- and two
metres long in most cases,
though some
possible oviraptorids were enormous.
Oviraptorids are
currently known only from the Late
Cretaceous of Asia...
-
other oviraptorids. The
palate is rigid,
extended below the jaw line and
formed by the premaxillae, vomers, and maxillae. As in
other oviraptorids, it may...
- is
known to nest in
large clutches like
oviraptorids.
Based on the
forelimb position of
nesting oviraptorids, Hopp and
Orsen proposed brooding as the...
-
family of
flightless birds. The
discovery of
skeletons of the
related oviraptorids revealed that they were in fact non-avian theropods, and the discovery...
- 249–258. Clark, J.M., Norell, M.A., & Barsbold, R. (2001). "Two new
oviraptorids (Theropoda:Oviraptorosauria),
upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation, Ukhaa...
-
saurischian hip. Like
other late
oviraptorids (except Nomingia), the
pubis bone is
concave cranially. Like
other oviraptorids, the
obturator process is midway...
- like
other oviraptorids. The
palate was
strongly concave (downwards-projecting), and had a
cleft on the
central part. As in
other oviraptorids, it had a...
- from many
juvenile specimens that
represent some of the
smallest known oviraptorids and also a
single subadult specimen.
Specimens of
Yulong were collected...
- seen on
feathered specimens of
Caudipteryx and the
pygostyle of
several oviraptorids. As an oviraptorosaur,
Gigantoraptor was
likely feathered as well, however...
- care
continued long
after birth among ornithopods. A
specimen of the
oviraptorid Citipati osmolskae was
discovered in a chicken-like
brooding position...
