Citipati osmolskae Scale:1:20 Wingspan 133 mm

Wingspan 133 mm

while the Styracosaurus

sensing the predator's presence

but had unique characteristics that distinguished it from its current terrestrial and aquatic relatives

5 to 5 meters and a weight that could have reached between 1

Citipati osmolskae Scale:1:20 Wingspan 133 mmCitipati osmolskae is a species of theropod dinosaur belonging to the family Oviraptoridae, which lived during the late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Djadokhta Formation, in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. The name Citipati comes from a Tibetan deity, while the specific epithet "osmolskae" honors Polish paleontologist Halszka Osmlska for her contributions to the study of Asian dinosaurs.