Oviraptor
Oviraptor was a small, lightly built theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Asia. It is one of the most famous feathered dinosaurs and is especially well known for the misunderstanding behind its name. Early researchers thought it had been caught stealing eggs, which led to the name “egg thi...
The fossil origin and body characteristics of Oviraptorosaurus
Chinese name: OviraptorosaurusLatin name: OviraptorAge of survival: Late CretaceousFossil origin: MongoliaPhysical characteristics: 1.8~2.5 meters longDiet: carnivoreType: TheropodDefinition: egg thiefIn 1920, the Third Central Asia Expedition, led by the Museum of Natural History in New York, shock...
New progress in dinosaur research_Eight major discoveries about dinosaur evolution
A research paper suggests that dinosaurs may have evolved wings and feathers earlier than before. In a detailed study of Edmonton Ornithomimosaurus fossils, scientists found wing-like forelimbs and hundreds of filament-like marks that suggested they had feathers. There has been new progress i...