Genus
Valid Extinct

Conchoraptor

Barsbold 1986

Conchoraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 70 million years ago. It is known from the Barun Goyot and possibly the Nemegt formation of Mongolia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Conchoraptor
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Oviraptoridae Family
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Heyuanninae Subfamily
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Conchoraptor Genus
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
2
Geological formations
Baruungoyot
2
Temporal distribution
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Conchoraptor gracilis 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
T. Maryanska, H. Osmólska, and M. Wolsan. 2002. Avialan status for Oviraptorosauria. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47(1):97-116
Bibliography (2)
W. Foster, M. A. Norell, and A. M. Balanoff. 2025. Two new specimens of Conchoraptor gracilis (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 2025(4033):1–68 DOI ↗
M. Kundrát and J. Janácek. 2007. Cranial pneumatization and auditory perceptions of the oviraptorid dinosaur Conchoraptor gracilis (Theropoda, Maniraptora) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Naturwissenschaften 94:769-778 DOI ↗