Conchoraptor
Conchoraptor (meaning "conch plunderer") is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 70 million years ago. It is known from the Barun Goyot and Nemegt formations of Mongolia.
| Conchoraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, ~ | |
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| Cast mounted in a nesting position | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Oviraptoridae |
| Subfamily: | †Heyuanninae |
| Genus: | †Conchoraptor Barsbold, 1986 |
| Species: | †C. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Conchoraptor gracilis Barsbold, 1986 | |
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