Oviraptor

diet:

Fruits, Nuts & Seeds

found in:

Mongolia

period:

Late Cretaceous

beautiful nerdy facts

Means 'Egg thief'.
Was found laying over fossilized eggs, then scientists thought it was stealing them. Later, more studies suggested that It was taking care of them 🥰
Weighted 75 lb (34 Kg), a bit heavier than a Dalmatian by 10 pounds.
Was 5 ft tall (1.50 m), almost like Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon was taller by 0.65 ft ( 20 cm).
Ate plants, small plants, seeds and fruits. And because of its beak, scientists think that it might have eaten eggs too 🥚
Its tail was flexible and muscular 💪🏼
Is not related to velociraptors. Velociraptors are part of a group called dromaeosaurs. Oviraptors are part of a group called the Oviraptorosauria.