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Dinosaur: Citipati osmolskae
| Length*: | 2.9 m | 9.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 80 kg | 176 lb |
| Speed: | 47 km/h | 29 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Campanian
Years: 83.6–72.1 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Clark, Norell & Barsbold
Year: 2001
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Djadokhta
Locations
Sources
Material: Almost complete skeleton with skull, referred two partial skeletons, embryo and eggs.
References: Clark, Norell and Barsbold, (2001). Two new oviraptorids (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous Djadokta Formation, Ukhaa Tolgod.
