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"Oviraptor" is Latin meaning 'egg thief' and as the first fossils of these animals were seen with eggs, it was assumed that predated nests.
However recent fossil finds in China prove that the "Oviraptors" were actually sitting on and brooding the eggs in their own nests when they were killed and fossilized. The did not eat eggs at all.
Thus Oviraptors were ground nesting, bird-like but non-avian dinosaurs.
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Were oviraptors a kind of dinosaur?
Yes, they were.
What are the oviraptors teeth like?
Oviraptors diddnt have any teeth, although they were meat eaters the swallowed there food down hole instead of chewing.
What are oviraptors?
Oviraptor lived among several other carnivorous dinosaurs, so they could be called its "enemies". Archaeornithoides, Citipati, Khaan, Mahakala, Mononykus, Saurornithoides, Shuvuuia, Tsaagan, and Velociraptor It is also possible that Oviraptors would attack and kill other Oviraptors.
What are oviraptors enemies?
Oviraptor lived among several other carnivorous dinosaurs, so they could be called its "enemies". Archaeornithoides, Citipati, Khaan, Mahakala, Mononykus, Saurornithoides, Shuvuuia, Tsaagan, and Velociraptor It is also possible that Oviraptors would attack and kill other Oviraptors.
What time period did oviraptors live?
"Oviraptor lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 88-70 million years ago. This was a time of high tectonic activity." Resource: www.EnchantedLearning.com, go here if you want more information!
What was the oviraptors natural habitat?
Oviraptors (name meaning egg thief) are native to Mongolia. They are commonly found in the Gobi Desert, and according to the evidence they likely lived in a dry sandy environment. They lived along the velociraptor (quick thief, as discovered by Roy Chapman Andrews himself. There was likely competition between the oviraptors and velociraptors for resources, and both probably preyed on a species of pachycephalosauridae. Also living at the time was a therapod very similar to tyrannosaurus rex. It was known as the tarbosaurus.
What is the enemies of a velociraptor?
Well their were large oviraptors that might have fought velociraptor, but youd have to be larger than an oviraptor if you want to take a velociraptor down!
What crime did the oviraptor commit?
The Oviraptors only real crime was stealing the eggs of the other, and larger dinosaurs that lived nearby or close to where the oviraptor itself lived.
What are the omnivores?
There were a variety of omnivorous, predatory dinosaurs. One example is the Troodon, famous for being the "smartest" dinosaur known. Archaeornithomimus and Oviraptors are two other examples of predatory, omnivorous dinosaurs.
Do ovirapter's hunt in packs?
It is not definitively known whether oviraptor dinosaurs hunted in packs or not. Fossil evidence suggests that some oviraptors may have been social animals, but more research is needed to confirm whether they actively hunted in packs.
Did oviraptor steal eggs?
Oviraptors did, but scientists found a fossil of one sitting on a clutch of eggs which looked like the eggs from Protoceratops . They were actually Oviraptor eggs. The scientists thought that Oviraptor died when it found the eggs
What are the different eating dinosaurs?
There are three dietary groups that dinosaurs can go into: herbivores (plant eaters), carnivores (meat eaters), and omnivores (dinosaurs that ate both plants and animals). Herbivores include Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Triceratops. Carnivores include T-rex, Allosaurus, and Velociraptor. Omnivores included Oviraptors and Ornithomimosaurs.
