Gigantoraptor

Name meaning: Giant Thief

Time Period: Campanian (Late Cretaceous) 101-85 mya

Locations: Mongolia-Iren Dabasu Formation

Taxonomy: Theropoda-Oviraptorosauria-Caenagnathoidea-Caenagnathidae

Subspecies: G.erlianensis

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Gigantoraptor was a massive oviraptor standing at over 12 feet tall and 24 meters long making it drastically larger than the other members of its family.

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