Oviraptor

Recently, most of the "classic" Oviraptor fossil specimens have been reassigned to a second species of another genus, Citipati, due to their inconsistencies with the original Oviraptor holotype (specimen used to define species).

General Statistics

full-sized Oviraptor

• Name: Oviraptor philoceratops
• Name Meaning: Egg Robber
• Diet: Omnivore
• Length: 2-3 meters (6-10 feet)
• Time Period: Late Cretaceous
• Classification: Oviraptorosauria --> Caenagnathoidea --> Oviraptoridae
• Place Found: Mongolia; China
• Describer: Osborn, 1924

Dinosaur King Statistics

Arcade Stats

Egg Attack arcade card (Taiwanese 3rd Edition)

• Attribute: Grass
• Assist Moves:
  • Egg Attack: Three Oviraptor spit eggs at your opponent!
• Arcade Nickname:
  • Japan: 不実の泥棒
  • English: The Falsely-Accused Thief
  • Taiwanese: 無辜的小偷
• Other: Even though Oviraptor didn't appear in the series, its name was mentioned in episode 7 in as a answer for the Gobble Gobble Brain Boggle Dinosaur Trivia Quiz. In the DS Game, it has a Fusion Move called Egg Machine Gun which combines the Grass and Earth Elements. Oviraptor also appear in a comic on the TCG website.

TCG Stats

In Move Cards

• Attribute: Grass
• Other: Unlike some Move Card Dinosaurs, Oviraptor isn't given a true Dinosaur Card in the TCG.
• Appears In:

Egg Blaster TCG card (renamed Egg Attack stand-in)

Magical Shot TCG card

Spore Storm TCG card

Trivia

• Dr. Taylor's arcade comments:
  • English: Has an interesting face. Despite its name, it seems to good care of its eggs.
  • Taiwanese: 臉孔長得很奇怪的恐龍，虽然牠的名叫做偷蛋龙，但牠其實對蛋很呵護。
• Oviraptor and Egg Attack are the only Assist Super Move Card Dinosaur and Assist Super Move available as a Fossil card, and are the 21st Fossil card in the arcade.
• In addition to Egg Blaster, Oviraptor appears on the TCG Move Cards Magical Shot and Spore Storm.

Gallery

Oviraptor skeleton