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Citipati
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 84–75Ma
Citipati IGM 100 979.jpg
Nesting C. osmolskae specimen nicknamed "Big Mamma", housed at the AMNH
Scientific classification
Genus:
Citipati
Species:
osmolskae

Citipati (pronounced in Hindi, meaning 'funeral pyre lord') is a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia.

The type species, Citipati osmolskae, was described in 2001. A second, as yet unnamed species may also exist. Citipati is often confused with the similar Oviraptor

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  • Citipatibcn4

    Citipati embryo IGM 100/971

  • Citipati IGM 100 979 (4)

    Citipati specimen IGM 100/979, popularly known as "Big Mama"

  • Citipati IGM 100 1004

    Citipati specimen IGM 100/1004, also known as "Big Auntie"

  • Citipati holotype caudal vertebra

    Caudal vertebra from the holotype

  • Citpatibcn1

    Mounted IGM 100/42; this specimen has been largely used as a reference for Oviraptor and could represent a second species of Citipati

  • Citipati size

    Size comparison of three specimens of Citipati (holotype, Big Auntie and Big Mama)

  • Citipati & Zamyn Khondt oviraptorid skulls

    Comparison of C. osmolskae and IGM 100/42 skulls

  • Citipati osmolskae Restoration

    Life restoration

  • Citipati egg

    Citipati embryo IGM 100/971

See also

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