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Homepage > Carnivore Dinosaurs - Conchoraptor gracilis

(conk-o-rap-tor)
"shell plunderer"

Describer
Also Known As --
Type of Species gracilis
Order Saurischia
SubOrder Theropoda
InfraOrder Coelurosauria
Micro-Order --
SuperFamily --
Family Oviraptoridae
SubFamily --
Size 3 feet (1 meter) long
Period Late Cretaceous, 80 million years ago
Fossilsite Mongolia
Diet Carnivore

Conchoraptor oviraptorid from the Late Cretaceous Period, fossil remains have been found in what is now Asia. Conchoraptor gracilis, was described by Barsbold, in 1986. It was a small dinosaur measuring about 5 feet (2 meters) in length. Conchoraptor lacked a head crest like other oviraptors, and possessed a powerful beak instead of teeth.