Citipati — size comparison

Citipati was a Late Cretaceous Mongolian oviraptorosaur. It walked on two legs and had a short toothless beak and skull crest. Its precise diet remains debated.

Silhouette comparison

Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Citipati

Citipati osmolskae

ok. 2,7 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
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CitipatiBody lengthapprox. 2.7 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Citipati — size comparison — facts and sources

Citipati was a Late Cretaceous Mongolian oviraptorosaur. It walked on two legs and had a short toothless beak and skull crest. Its precise diet remains debated.

Adult skeletons have been found above egg nests, with limbs spread around the clutch. This arrangement is interpreted as brooding. The fossils provide rare direct evidence connecting an adult dinosaur with its nest and help trace the origins of bird reproductive behaviour.

Measurement sources