- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Oviraptor silhouette: PhyloPic — Ivan Iofrida · CC BY 4.0
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Oviraptor
Oviraptor philoceratops (Oviraptor · Oviraptor)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its estimated body length of about 2 m (representative value for the genus) is slightly taller than an adult human (about 1.7 m), and its weight of about 20 kg is about two bags of rice (10 kg each) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its name 'egg thief' evokes an animal stealing and eating eggs, and the museum notes that it may have eaten eggs or shellfish.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
Oviraptor philoceratops (genus Oviraptor) was a small theropod that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous, and its name means 'egg thief.' It had no teeth and instead had a beak.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its curved jaws could crush hard objects. It walked on two legs and had a beak instead of teeth.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
The museum explains that it was omnivorous and may have eaten hard fruits, eggs, and shellfish.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q20718919
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Oviraptor holotype.jpg
- • nhm.ac.uk — oviraptor.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Ivan Iofrida · CC BY 4.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.