page_title: Conchoraptor
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Conchoraptor / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: fossil of Conchoraptor, an extinct theropod
context_page_description: Conchoraptor is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period of what is now Asia.
context_section_description: Conchoraptor was a small dinosaur, only 1–2 meters (3.3-6.6 feet) in length. Unlike many other oviraptorids, Conchoraptor lacked a head crest. Like its relatives, it lacked teeth. Instead of teeth, oviraptorids had powerful beaks, possibly adapted to crushing mollusk shells. The skull of Conchoraptor was heavily pneumatised, with most of the bones hollow. Internal connections between both ears functioned as resonance chambers and improved hearing.
caption: Skull
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