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Oviraptoridae is a
group of bird-like,
herbivorous and
omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs.
Oviraptorids are
characterized by
their toothless, parrot-like...
- that
Oviraptor was
distinct enough to
warrant a
separate family, the
Oviraptoridae. When
first described,
Oviraptor was
interpreted as an egg-thief, egg-eating...
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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...
- Asia. They are a
member of the Oviraptorosauria, and
relatives of the
Oviraptoridae. Like
other oviraptorosaurs,
caenagnathids had
specialized beaks, long...
- them into two
primary sub-groups, the
Caenagnathidae and the
Oviraptoridae. The
Oviraptoridae is
further divided into the small, short-armed, and crestless...
- them into two
primary sub-groups, the
Caenagnathidae and the
Oviraptoridae. The
Oviraptoridae was
further divided into the small, short-armed, and crestless...
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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...
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Oviraptoridae Caenagnathidae...
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first digit was reduced.
Heyuannia was ****igned by Lü to the
Oviraptoridae in 2002. Its
exact placement within this
group is uncertain.
Later analyses...
- †Caenagnathidae (toothless
oviraptorosaurs known from
North America and Asia) †
Oviraptoridae (characterized by two bony
projections at the back of the mouth; exclusive...
