Oviraptor
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| Oviraptor Fossil range: Late Cretaceous |
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 Profile of Oviraptor philoceratops.
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O. philoceratops Osborn, 1924 (type) |
Oviraptor was a dinosaur from what is today Mongolia. Scientists think it lived 75 milion years ago.An Oviraptor could run as fast as an ostrich. It could perhaps run about 43 mph (70 kph) Oviraptor was a large-brained dinosaur that cared for its eggs. In 1924, an Oviraptor fossil was found on top of some eggs and people assumed that it had been eating the eggs. If would seem that the Oviraptor fossil in 1924 was probably a parent of the eggs in the nest, and not an egg stealer but a nurturer.
