Conchoraptor: quick facts
Conchoraptor possessed a short, deep head and a hornybeak, similar to that of a parrot, with which it may have used tocrush mollusks or eggs. Because its head has no crest, it may bethat Conchoraptor
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Family
Oviraptoridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.