Oviraptors

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All Oviraptors walked or ran on their hind legs. The name " oviraptor" means egg snatcher. They were not carnivors because they had no teeth. Scientists believe they weren't herbavors either but they might have eaten clams along the water shore line. Since they weren't either carnivors or herbavors Scientists classified them as omnivors. Their jaws were good for crushing up hard objects. lived in the late Cretasious period 88 to 70 million years ago. It was six to eight feet long weighed about 55 to 76 pounds. On the hands of the Oviraptors had three inch claws. Scientists believe they could run as fast as a ostrich which was 43 mph. They had a sharp nech, a long tail, and curved claws. They had a bird like beak and a horn like crest. They ate clams, shellfish, and fruits. The oviraptors were found in China, Asia, and Mongolia.