Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Oviraptorosauria
Oviraptoridae
Pronunciation: oh-vee-rap-toh-ruh-day
Author: Rinchen Barsbold
Year: 1976
Meaning: Egg plundering lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
Author: Rinchen Barsbold
Year: 1976
Meaning: Egg plundering lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (two legs)
Synonyms: None known
Definition:
The most inclusive clade containing Oviraptor philoceratops but not Caenagnathus collinsi.
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Etymology
Oviraptoridae is derived from the Latin "ovum" (egg) and "raptor" (plunderer, robber, thief), and the Greek "idae" (family), named for group anchor Oviraptor—the original "egg plunderer" who did no such thing!
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Further reading
• Osborn HF (November 7th, 1924) "Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia". American Museum novitates; no. 144
• Paul GS (2002) "Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds".
• Norell MA, Clark JM, Dashzeveg D, Barsbold R, Chiappe LM, Davidson AR, McKenna MC, Altangerel P and Novacek MJ (1994) "A theropod dinosaur embryo and the affinities of the Flaming Cliffs Dinosaur eggs". Science, 266(5186): 779-782. DOI: 10.1126/science.266.5186.779.
• Dong Z and Currie PJ (1996) "On the discovery of an oviraptorid skeleton on a nest of eggs at Bayan Mandahu, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 33(4): 631-636. DOI: 10.1139/e96-046.
• Barsbold R, Maryanska T and Osmólska H (2004) "Oviraptorosauria". In Weishampel, Dodson and Osmólska (eds.) "The Dinosauria: Second Edition".
• Dingus L, Coria RA and Chiappe LM (2007) "Dinosaur Eggs Discovered: Unscrambling the Clues
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• Yang T-R and Sander PM (2022) "The reproductive biology of oviraptorosaurs: a synthetic view". Geological Society, London, Special Publications: SP521 Mesozoic Biological Events and Ecosystems in East Asia (advance online publication). DOI: 10.1144/SP521-2021-181.
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• Yang T-R and Sander PM (2022) "The reproductive biology of oviraptorosaurs: a synthetic view". Geological Society, London, Special Publications: SP521 Mesozoic Biological Events and Ecosystems in East Asia (advance online publication). DOI: 10.1144/SP521-2021-181.
