Oviraptoridae

Oviraptorids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84–66 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Montage of four oviraptorids. Clockwise from top left: Citipati? sp., Nemegtomaia, Huanansaurus and Conchoraptor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Superfamily:	†Caenagnathoidea
Family:	†Oviraptoridae Barsbold, 1976
Type species
†Oviraptor philoceratops Osborn, 1924
Subgroups
†Banji †Gobiraptor †Luoyanggia †Nankangia? †Nomingia? †Shixinggia †Tongtianlong †Wulatelong †Yulong †Oviraptorinae †Citipati †Corythoraptor †Huanansaurus †Oviraptor †Rinchenia †Heyuanniinae †Conchoraptor †Ganzhousaurus †Heyuannia †Jiangxisaurus †Khaan †Machairasaurus †Nemegtomaia †Oksoko

Oviraptoridae is a group of bird-like, herbivorous and omnivorous maniraptoran dinosaurs. Oviraptorids are characterized by their toothless, parrot-like beaks and, in some cases, elaborate crests. They were generally small, measuring between one and two metres long in most cases, though some possible oviraptorids were enormous. Oviraptorids are currently known only from the Late Cretaceous of Asia, with the most well-known species and complete specimens found only in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and northwestern China.