Ingenia

Ingenia - 01

Skeletal reconstruction of Heyuannia yanshini (previously Ajancingenia yanshini). Specimens as: blue: MPC-D 100/30 (holotype); green: MPC-D 100/31; red: MPC-D 100/32; tan: MPC-D 100/20 (holotype skull of Conchoraptor gracilis).

Crâne de Ajancingenia yanshini. Mongolie.

Restored profile of the oviraptorid dinosaur Heyuannia yanshini by Matt Martyniuk.

Heyuannia restoration

Life reconstruction of Heyuannia yanshini, depicting a male with a tail-feather fan

Life reconstruction of Heyuannia yanshini, depicting a male with a tail-feather fan displaying for an onlooking female.

Ajancingenia mounted cast (labeled as Ingenia), on display at the Museum of Ancient Life, Utah.

Ajancingenia mounted cast (labeled as Ingenia), detail of pelvis, on display at the Museum of Ancient Life, Utah.

Ajancingenia mounted cast (labeled as Ingenia), detail of skull, on display at the Museum of Ancient Life, Utah.

The hands of oviraptorosaurs, showing basal oviraptorosaurs (A-B), Caenagnathidae (C-G) and Oviraptoridae (H-R). Colors signify diagnostic attributes of each group, with blue representing caenagnathid features (1-7), red representing oviraptorid features (8-15), green representing “ingeniine” features (16-21), light orange representing other features (22-25) not evenly distributed among taxa, and violet representing features basal to or restricted to non-caenagnathoid oviraptorosaurs (26-31). See text for clarification. A, Protarchaeopteryx robusta, based on NGMC 2127; B, Caudipteryx sp., based on IVPP V12430; C, Anzu wyliei, based on CM 78000; D, Gigantoraptor erlianensis, based on LH V0011; E, Chirostenotes pergracilis, based on CMN 2367 and RTMP 1979.20.1; F, Hagryphus giganteus, based on UMNH VP 12765; G, Elmisaurus rarus, based on ZPAL MgD-I/98; H, Wulatelong gobiensis, based on IVPP V18409; I, Oviraptor philoceratops, based on AMNH FABR 6517; J, the Bayan Mandahu “oviraptorine,” IVPP V9608; K, the Zamyn Khondt “oviraptorid,” MPC-D 100/42; L, Citipati osmolskae, based on MPC-D 100/979; M, Conchoraptor gracilis, based on MPC-D 100/20; N, Khaan mckennai, based on MPC-D 100/1127; O, Machairasaurus leptonychus, based on IVPP V15979; P, Nemegtomaia barsboldi, based on MPC-D 107/15 and 107/16; Q, “Ingenia“ yanshini, based on MPC-D 100/30; R, Heyuannia huangi, based on HYMV1-2.