Oviraptor philoceratops (specimens 04-05)

Specimen Name: Oviraptor philoceratops
Common Name: Oviraptor
Specimen Code: 04REPT00004-05
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Formation: Djadochta Formation
Geologic Time Period: Late Cretaceous Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Chordata – Tetrapoda – Amniota – Reptilia – Archosauria – Dinosauria – Saurischia – Theropoda – Oviraptoridae – Oviraptor – Philoceratops

Description of Each Specimen:

  • Specimen 04: Small, angular egg shell fragment; dark grey with reddish colouring and bumpy texture
  • Specimen 05: Small, dark grey or black egg shell, roughly rectangular in shape – bumpy texture

Measurements of Each Specimen:

  • Specimen 04: 13mm x 11mm x >1mm
  • Specimen 05: 12mm x 7mm x >1mm

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