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Tag Archives: caenagnathids
A Mystery of Caenagnathidae
Some time ago, Michael Mortimer posted on his site the idea that the Dzharakuduk avian Kuszholia mengi might actually be an oviraptorosaur! The similarities in the vertebrae (based mostly on sacrals) were starling. But also convergent. Was it? The Dzharakuduk … Continue reading
Giving Oviraptorosaurs a Hand
[Caption of this figure is pretty long, so it’s placed at the bottom.] This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Last year, when dealing with the apparent basal oviraptorid Wulatelong gobiensis (Xu et al., 2013) … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biology, Paleontology, Reconstruction
Tagged Caeangnathoids, caenagnathids, Caudipterids, Hands, Oviraptorids, Oviraptorosaurs, Protarchaeopterygids
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Anzū is Here
In 1998 and 1999 two skeletons were collected from the badlands of the Great Plains of South Dakota, USA. Discovered by Fred Nuss barely 80m apart, they would go on to be one of the most intriguing and strong denizens … Continue reading
Posted in Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged Anzu, Anzu wyliei, caenagnathids, Caenagnathoidea, Oviraptorosaurs
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Belated Leptorhynchos
Nick Longrich has a new publication out, with fellow colleagues from Texas, discussing the taxonomy of a few new oviraptorosaurs. Following up on their earlier publication describing “Leptorhynchos” gaddisi, Longrich et al. have fixed the error of not having fixed … Continue reading
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Tagged caenagnathids, Leptorhynchos, Leptorhynchos gaddisi, Oviraptorosaurs
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The Hell Creek Oviraptorosaur — What Does It Mean For Chirostenotes pergracilis?
Since the 1990’s, a few specimens have been kicking around of a particularly large oviraptorosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. Unlike the specimens that form the backbone of the Chirostenotes/Caenagnathus complex, these specimens come from the Maastrichtian, and … Continue reading
Posted in Paleontology, Taxonomy
Tagged Anzu, Anzu wyliei, Caenagnathidae, caenagnathids, Oviraptorosauria, Oviraptorosaurs
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Expanding the Known Oviraptoverse
Normally I wait a few days to post something, but as the last post is a technical post that only seems to get the attention of func-morph people, I’ll throw some meat out here. This one comes courtesy Andrea Cau … Continue reading
Posted in Paleontology, Science Reporting
Tagged caenagnathids, Oviraptorosaurs, The Genus Question
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Jaime A. Headden
The Bite Stuff 