Genus
Valid Extinct

Gobiraptor

Lee et al. 2019

Gobiraptor is a genus of oviraptorid maniraptoran dinosaur from the Maastrichtian-aged Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. The type and only species is Gobiraptor minutus, known from a single incomplete specimen—the holotype MPC-D 102/111. It has been found not to be closely related to the other oviraptorids it shared its environment with.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Gobiraptor
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(A) Skeletal reconstruction in left lateral view (missing and damaged portions of the bones in gray). (B) Left ilium in lateral view. (C) Proximal caudal vertebrae in left lateral view with close-up of the infraprezygapophyses. (D) Chevron in cranial view. (E-F) Right scapula in dorsal (E) and lateral (F) views. (G) Last sacral and the two proximalmost caudals in left lateral view. (H) Right pubis in medial view. (I) Right ischium in lateral view. (J) Right femur in distal view. (K) Left metatarsus and distal tarsals in proximal view. (L) Right femur in cranial view. (M-N) Left metatarsus in lateral (M) and dorsal (N) views. Abbreviations: acr, acromion process; ant, antitrochanter; ch, chevron; cv, caudal vertebra(e); diprf, dorsal infraprezygapophyseal fossa; dt, distal tarsal(s); fct, cranial trochanter of femur; fh, femoral head; gl, glenoid fossa; idf, infradiapophyseal fossa; lc, lateral condyle; mc, medial condyle; mep, medial epicondyle; miprf, middle infraprezygapophyseal fossa; mt II, metatarsal II; mt IV, metatarsal IV; mt V, metatarsal V; ns, neural spine; obp, obturator process; pra, preacetabular process; pup, pubic peduncle; sprf, supraprezygapophyseal fossa; sv, sacral vertebra; tfc, tibiofibular crest; tp, transverse process; viprf, ventral infraprezygapophyseal fossa. Scale bars equal 10 cm in (A); 1 cm in (B-N). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210867.g004 © 2019 Lee et al. · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
Gobiraptor
Gobiraptor
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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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Gobiraptor Genus
Measurements
Length
1,4 m ⓘ
Gobiraptor minutus
Mass
13 kg ⓘ
Gobiraptor minutus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Gobiraptor minutus 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
S. Lee, Y.-N. Lee, and A. Chinsamy, J. Lü, R. Barsbold, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2019. A new baby oviraptorid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. PLoS ONE 14:e0210867:1-25 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. Lee, Y.-N. Lee, and A. Chinsamy, J. Lü, R. Barsbold, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2019. A new baby oviraptorid dinosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. PLoS ONE 14:e0210867:1-25 DOI ↗