PRONUNCIATION: |
KONG-kuh-RAP-tur |
TRANSLATION: |
Shell Thief |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria) |
SUPERFAMILY: |
Oviraptorosauria |
FAMILY: |
Oviraptoridae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
5 feet (1.5 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
n/a |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
Conchoraptor possessed a short, deep head and a horny beak, similar to that of a parrot, with which it may have used to crush mollusks or eggs. Because its head has no crest, it may be that Conchoraptor is actually a juvenile example of Oviraptor. |
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